vocab

Question 1

approbation

Answer 1

the expression of approval or favorable opinion.

Question 2

coalition

Answer 2

a combination,union,or merger for some specific purpose.

Question 3

elicit

Answer 3

to draw forth,bring out from some source.

Question 4

hackneyed

Answer 4

used so often as to lack freshness or originality.

Question 5

innuendo

Answer 5

a hint,indirect suggestion,or reference(often derogatory) .

Question 6

intercede

Answer 6

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

Question 7

meritorious

Answer 7

worthy,deserving recognition and praise.

Question 8

provincial

Answer 8

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;a person with a narrow point of view;a person from an outlying area;a soldier from a province or
colony.

Question 9

transcend

Answer 9

to rise above or beyond,exceed.

Question 10

unctuous

Answer 10

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

Question 11

assuage

Answer 11

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

Question 12

decadence

Answer 12

decline,decay,or deterioration;a condition or period of decline or decay;excessive self-indulgence.

Question 13

expostulate

Answer 13

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

Question 14

hiatus

Answer 14

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

Question 15

jaded

Answer 15

wearied,worn-out,dulled.

Question 16

lurid

Answer 16

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

Question 17

petulant

Answer 17

peevish,annoyed by trifles,easily irritated and upset.

Question 18

prerogative

Answer 18

a special right or privilege;a special quality showing excellence.

Question 19

simulate

Answer 19

to make a pretense of,imitate;to show the outer signs of.

Question 20

umbrage

Answer 20

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