Vocabulary Unit 1 Flashcards
(20 cards)
assuage
To make it easier or milder, relieve; too quiet, calm; to put an end to, appeas, satisfy, quench
approbation
The expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval
coalition
A combination union or merger for some specific purposes
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 a person
Expostulate
To attempt to dissuade someone from some couse or decision by earnest reasoning
Hackneyed
Used so often as too lack freshness or originality
Hiatus
A gap, opening, break. In the sense of having an element missing.
Innuendo
A hint, indirect suggestion, or reference
Jaded
Wearied, worn-out, dulled
Lurid
Causing shock, horror, or revulsion
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
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 and overshadowing influence or power
Unctuous
Excessively smooth or smug, trying to hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity
Intercede
To plead on behalf of someone else, to serve as a third-party or go-between in a disagreement
