Vocabulary Flashcards
Define Approbation
The expression of favorable opinion
Define Assuage
To make easier or milder
Define Coalition
A combination or a union
Define Decadence
Decline and decay
Define elicit
to draw forth, to bring out from some source
Define expostulate
to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning
Define hackneyed
used so often as to lack freshness or originality
Define hiatus
a gap, opening, break
Define innuendo
a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference
Define intercede
to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement
Define jaded
wearied, worn-out, dulled
Define lurid
causing shock, horror, or revulsion
Define meritorious
worthy, deserving recognition and praise
Define petulant
peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset
Define prerogative
a special right or privilege
Define provincial
pertaining to an outlying are; local; narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward; of a simple, plain design
Define simulate
to make pretense of
Define transcend
to rise above or beyond, exceed
Define umbrage
an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion
Define unctuous
excessively smooth or smug
