Vocab U1 Definitions

Question 1

formal or official approval; also, praise

Answer 1

approbation

Question 2

to cause to be less harsh, violent, or severe

Answer 2

assuage

Question 3

combination in body mass

Answer 3

coalition

Question 4

a process, condition, or period of deterioration or decline

Answer 4

decadence

Question 5

to reduce or extract gradually or without violence

Answer 5

elicit

Question 6

to reason with someone in an effort to dissuade or correct; to protest against a decision or action

Answer 6

expostulate

Question 7

greatly overused; trite

Answer 7

hackneyed

Question 8

a gap or interruption, break, interval

Answer 8

hiatus

Question 9

an indirect insinuation or suggestion about a person or thing, usually of a degrading and derogatory nature

Answer 9

innuendo

Question 10

to plead on someone’s behalf, to mediate an arguement

Answer 10

intercede

Question 11

worn out; wearied

Answer 11

jaded

Question 12

causing shock or horror, grotesque

Answer 12

lurid

Question 13

deserving reward or praise

Answer 13

meritorious

Question 14

easily irritated, ill-tempered, peevish

Answer 14

petulant

Question 15

an exclusive right or privilege held by a person or a group

Answer 15

prerogative

Question 16

one who is uncultured in thoughts and manner; uncultured in thought and manner; narrow-minded and not open to new ideas

Answer 16

provincial

Question 17

imitate

Answer 17

simulate

Question 18

to surpass, pass beyond the limits

Answer 18

transcend

Question 19

offense, resentment

Answer 19

umbrage

Question 20

excessively suave to the point of being fake, obviously exaggerated earnestness

Answer 20

unctuous