unit 1 vocab

Question 1

approbation -

Answer 1

approval or praise

Question 2

assuage -

Answer 2

to ease or lessen pain or discomfort

Question 3

coalition -

Answer 3

a group of people or organizations working together

Question 4

decadence -

Answer 4

decline or moral deterioration

Question 5

elicit -

Answer 5

to draw out a response or reaction

Question 6

expostulate -

Answer 6

to argue or reason with someone against something

Question 7

hackneyed -

Answer 7

overused and unoriginal

Question 8

hiatus -

Answer 8

a pause or break in something

Question 9

innuendo -

Answer 9

an indirect or subtle remark usually negative

Question 10

intercede -

Answer 10

to intervene or act on behalf of someone

Question 11

jaded -

Answer 11

tired, worn out

Question 12

lurid -

Answer 12

shockingly vivid or sensational, often with a negative connotation

Question 13

meritorious -

Answer 13

deserving praise or recognition

Question 14

petulant -

Answer 14

easily irritated or annoyed

Question 15

prerogative -

Answer 15

a special right or privilege

Question 16

provincial -

Answer 16

narrow-minded or limited in perspective

Question 17

simulate -

Answer 17

to imitate or pretend

Question 18

transcend -

Answer 18

to go beyond or rise above

Question 19

umbrage -

Answer 19

offense or resentment

Question 20

unctuous -

Answer 20

excessively smooth or insincere in manner