Assuage
To cause to be less harsh, violent, or severe
Coalition
Combination in a body or mass
Decadence
A process, condition, or period of deterioration or decline
Elicit
To exude or extract gradually or without violence
Expostulate
To reason with someone in an effort to dissuade or correct; to protect against a decision or action
Hackneyed
Greatly overused; trite
Hiatus
A gap or interruption, break, interval
Innuendo
An indirect insinuation or suggestion about a person or thing, usually of a degrading and derogatory nature
Intercede
To plead on someone else’s behalf, to mediate an argument
Jaded
Worn out; wearied
Lurid
Causing shock or horror, grotesque
Meritorious
Deserving reward or praise
Petulant
Easily irritated, ill-tempered, peevish
Prerogative
An exclusive right or privilege held by a person or group
Provincial
One who is uncultured in thoughts and manner; uncultured in thought and manner; narrow minded and not open to new ideas
Simulate
Imitate
Transcend
To surpass, pass beyond the limits
Umbrage
Offense, resentment
Unctuous
Excessively suave to the point of being fake, obviously exaggerated earnestness
Approbation
Formal or official approval; also, praise
