Sadlier Unit 1 F Flashcards
(20 cards)
Approbation
The expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval.
Assuage
To make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench.
Coalition
A combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose.
Decadence
Decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self indulgence
Elicit
To draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person).
Expostulate
To attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning.
Hackneyed
Used so often as to lack freshness or originality.
Hiatus
A gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing).
Innuendo
A hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense).
Intercede
To plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third part or go-between in a disagreement.
Jaded
Wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence)
Lurid
Causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint.
Meritorious
Worthy, deserving recognition and praise.
Petulant
Peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset.
Prerogative
A special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence.
Provincial
Pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward; of a simple, plain design that originated in the countryside.
Simulate
To make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of.
Transcend
To rise above or beyond, exceed.
Umbrage
Shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion.
Unctuous
Excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable.
