vocab 1a

Question 1

(n.) the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise, official approval

Answer 1

approbation

Question 2

(v.) to make easier or milder

Answer 2

assuage

Question 3

(n.) a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose

Answer 3

coalition

Question 4

(n.) decline, decay, or deterioration

Answer 4

decadence

Question 5

(v.) to draw forth, bring out from some source

Answer 5

elicit

Question 6

(v.) to attempt to dissuade someone from some course

Answer 6

expostulate

Question 7

(adj.) used so often as to lack originality or freshness

Answer 7

hackneyed

Question 8

(n.)a gap, opening, break

Answer 8

hiatus

Question 9

(n.) a hint or indirect suggestion

Answer 9

innuendo

Question 10

(v.) to plead on behalf of someone else

Answer 10

intercede

Question 11

(adj.) wearied, worn-out (by excessive indulgence)

Answer 11

jaded

Question 12

(adj.) causing shock or horror

Answer 12

lurid

Question 13

(adj.) deserving of recognition or praise, worthy

Answer 13

meritorious

Question 14

(adj.) easily irritated or upset

Answer 14

petulant

Question 15

(n.) a special right or privilege

Answer 15

prerogative

Question 16

(adj.) pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward; 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

Answer 16

provincial

Question 17

(v.) to make a pretense of, imitate

Answer 17

simulate

Question 18

(v.) to rise above or beyond, exceed

Answer 18

transcend

Question 19

(n.) an overshadowing influence or power

Answer 19

umbrage

Question 20

(adj.) excessively smooth or smug, trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness or sincerity

Answer 20

unctuous