Vocab Unit 1

Question 1

Assuage

Answer 1

To make easier or milder, to put an end to

Question 2

Coalition

Answer 2

A combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose

Question 3

Decadence

Answer 3

Declin, decay, or deterioration

Question 4

Elicit

Answer 4

To draw forth, bring out from some source

Question 5

Expostulate

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Hackneyed

Answer 6

Used so often as to like freshness or originality

Question 7

Hiatus

Answer 7

A gap, opening, or break

Question 8

Innuendo

Answer 8

A hint, indirect suggestion, or reference

Question 9

Intercede

Answer 9

To plead on behalf of some one else

Question 10

Jaded

Answer 10

Wearied, worn out, dulled

Question 11

Lurid

Answer 11

Causing shock, horror, or revulsion; pale or sallow in color

Question 12

Meritorious

Answer 12

Worthy, deserving recognition and praise

Question 13

Petulant

Answer 13

Peevish, annoyed by trifles

Question 14

Prerogative

Answer 14

A special right or privilege

Question 15

Provincial

Answer 15

Pertaining to an outlying area; narrow in mind or outlook

Question 16

Simulate

Answer 16

To make a pretense of, imitate

Question 17

Transcend

Answer 17

To rise above or beyond

Question 18

Umbrage

Answer 18

Shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade

Question 19

Unctuous

Answer 19

Excessively smooth or smug, trying to hard to give an impression

Question 20

Approbation

Answer 20

The expression of approval or favorable opinion