Vocabulary Level F Unit 1 Flashcards by JenAsia Shuler-Joy | Brainscape

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Assuage

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To calm or relieve

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Approbation

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Approval, praise

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Coalition

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Alliance

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Decadence

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Decay, Corruption

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Expostulate

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To dissuade, Protest

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Interceed

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Intervine, Mediate e

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Innuendo

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A hint

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Umbrage

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Offence

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Meritorious

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Worthy, deserving recognition, Praise

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Lurid

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Causing shock, or horror

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Prerogative

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A special right or privilege

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Simulate

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Imitate

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Provincial

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Narrow-Minded

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Transcend

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To raise above or beyond

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Petulant

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Irritable, testy

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Hiatus

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Gap, Pause

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Unctuous

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Fawning, Trying to hard

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Jaded

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Used so often as to lack freshness or originality

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Elicit

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To draw forth

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Hackneyed

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wearied, worn-out