Vocab 10/09/24

Question 1

Coalition

Answer 1

a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose

Question 1

Approbation

Answer 1

the expression of approval or favorable opinion; praise; official approval or sanction

Question 2

Elicited

Answer 2

to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)

Question 3

Hiatus

Answer 3

a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing)

Question 4

Assuage

Answer 4

to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench

Question 5

Jaded

Answer 5

wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence)

Question 6

Lurid

Answer 6

causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint

Question 7

Transcended

Answer 7

to rise above or beyond, exceed

Question 8

Provincial

Answer 8

pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook; of a simple, plain design that originated in the countryside; (n.) a person with a narrow point of view; a person from an outlying area; a soldier from a province or colony

Question 9

Unctuous

Answer 9

fatty, oily, and pliable; excessively smooth or smug trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety

Question 10

interceded

Answer 10

to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in
a disagreement

Question 11

hackneyed

Answer 11

used to often as to lack freshness or originality

Question 12

expostulated

Answer 12

to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest
reasoning

Question 13

umbrage

Answer 13

foliage giving shade; shade cast by trees; an overshadowing influence or
power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion

Question 14

prerogative

Answer 14

a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence

Question 15

meritorious

Answer 15

worthy, deserving recognition and praise