Vocabulary Unit 1

Question 0

assuage

Answer 0

To make it easier or milder, relieve; too quiet, calm; to put an end to, appeas, satisfy, quench

Question 1

approbation

Answer 1

The expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval

Question 2

coalition

Answer 2

A combination union or merger for some specific purposes

Question 3

decadence

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Elicit

Answer 4

To draw forth, bring out from some source, such as a person

Question 5

Expostulate

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Hackneyed

Answer 6

Used so often as too lack freshness or originality

Question 7

Hiatus

Answer 7

A gap, opening, break. In the sense of having an element missing.

Question 8

Innuendo

Answer 8

A hint, indirect suggestion, or reference

Question 9

Jaded

Answer 9

Wearied, worn-out, dulled

Question 10

Lurid

Answer 10

Causing shock, horror, or revulsion

Question 11

Meritorious

Answer 11

Worthy, deserving recognition and praise

Question 12

Petulant

Answer 12

Peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset

Question 13

Prerogative

Answer 13

A special right or privilege, a special quality showing excellence

Question 14

Provincial

Answer 14

Pertaining to an outlying area, local, Narrow in mind or Outlook

Question 15

Simulate

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Transcend

Answer 16

To rise above or beyond exceed

Question 17

Umbrage

Answer 17

shade cast by trees foliage giving shade and overshadowing influence or power

Question 18

Unctuous

Answer 18

Excessively smooth or smug, trying to hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity

Question 19

Intercede

Answer 19

To plead on behalf of someone else, to serve as a third-party or go-between in a disagreement