Vocab Unit 1- 2013

Question 0

(v)

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

Answer 0

assuage

Question 1

(n)

the expression of approval or favorable opion, praise; official approval

Answer 1

aapprobation

Question 2

(n)

a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose

Answer 2

coalition

Question 3

(n)

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

Answer 3

decadence

Question 4

(v)

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

Answer 4

elict

Question 5

(v)

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

Answer 5

expostulate

Question 6

(adj)

used so often as to lack freshness or originality

Answer 6

hackneyed

Question 7

(n)

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

Answer 7

hiatus

Question 8

(n)

a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense)

Answer 8

innuendo

Question 9

(v)

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

Answer 9

intercede

Question 10

(adj)

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

Answer 10

jaded

Question 11

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

Answer 11

lurid

Question 12

(adj)

worthy, deserving recognition and praise

Answer 12

meritorious

Question 13

(adj)

peevish, annoyed by triffles, easily irritated and upset

Answer 13

petulant

Question 14

(n)

a special right or privilage; a special quality showing excellence

Answer 14

prerogative

Question 15

(adj)pertanining 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 veiw; person from an outlying area a soldier from a province or colony

Answer 15

provical

Question 16

(v)

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

Answer 16

simulate

Question 17

(v)

to ride above or beyond, exceed

Answer 17

transcend

Question 18

(n)

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

Answer 18

umbrage

Question 19

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

Answer 19

unctuous