Vocabulary Workshop Level F, Unit 1

approbation

the expression of approval

assuage

to make easier or milder

coalition

a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose

decadence

decline, decay, or deterioration

elicit

to draw forth, bring out from some source

expostulate

to attempt to dissuade someone from some course

hackneyed

used so often as to lack originality or freshness

hiatus

a gap, opening, break

innuendo

a hint or indirect suggestion

intercede

to plead on behalf of someone else

jaded

wearied (by excessive indulgence)

lurid

causing shock or horror

meritorious

deserving of recognition or praise

petulant

easily irritated or upset

prerogative

a special right or privilege

provincial

pertaining to an outlying area, narrow-minded

simulate

to make a pretense of

transcend

to rise above or beyond

umbrage

an overshadowing influence or power

unctuous

excessively smooth or smug