Vocab Unit 1

Question 0

assuage

Answer 0

to cause to be less harsh, violent, or severe

Question 1

approbation

Answer 1

formal or official approval; also, praise

Question 2

coalition

Answer 2

combination in a body or mass

Question 3

decadence

Answer 3

a process, condition, or period of deterioration or decline

Question 4

elicit

Answer 4

to educe or or extract gradually or without violence

Question 5

expostulate

Answer 5

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

Question 6

hackneyed

Answer 6

greatly overused; trite

Question 7

hiatus

Answer 7

a gap or interruption, break, interval

Question 8

innuendo

Answer 8

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

Question 9

intercede

Answer 9

to plead on someone else’s behalf; to mediate an argument

Question 10

jaded

Answer 10

worn out; wearied

Question 11

lurid

Answer 11

causing shock or horror, grotesque

Question 12

meritorious

Answer 12

deserving reward or praise

Question 13

petulant

Answer 13

easily irritated, ill-tempered, peevish

Question 14

prerogative

Answer 14

an exclusive right or privilege held by a person or group

Question 15

provincial

Answer 15

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

Question 16

simulate

Answer 16

imitate

Question 17

transcend

Answer 17

to surpass; pass beyond the limits

Question 18

umbrage

Answer 18

offense; resentment

Question 19

unctuous

Answer 19

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