Vocab SET B

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

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

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 or earnestness

Question 11

assuage

Answer 11

to make easier or milder, relieve

Question 12

decadence

Answer 12

decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay

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

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;

Question 20

umbrage

Answer 20

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