vocab q1 Flashcards
(20 cards)
Abhor
regard with disgust and hatred
Approbation
the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise, official praise
Condescending
having or showing a feeling of patronizing
superiority
Assuage
to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put to an end to, appease, satisfy, quench
Curt
rudely brief
Decadence
decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence
Derogatory
showing a critical or disrespectful attitude
Elicit
to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another
person)
Hackneyed
used so often as to lack freshness or
originality
Expostulate
to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning
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 party or go-between in a disagreement.
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
Mischievous
causing or showing a fondness for causing
trouble in a playful way.
petulant
peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset
prerogative
a special right or privilege; a special quality
showing excellence
simulate
to make a pretense of , imitate; to show the outer signs of
transcend
to rise above or beyond, exceed
