Vocab unit 1 definitions

wkdwjkd

(n.) the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval

Approbation

(v.) to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench

assuage

(n.) a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose

coalition

(n.) decline, decay, or deterioration; a condiiton or a period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence

decadence

(v.) to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)

elicit

(v.) to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning

expostulate

(adj.) used so often as to lack freshness or originality

hackneyed

(n.) a gap, opening, breaj (in sense of having an element missing)

hiatus

(n.) a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense)

innuendo

(v.) to plead on behalf of someone; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement

intercede

(adj.) wearied, worn out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence)

jaded

(adj.) causing, shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensirt or lack of restraint

lurid

(adj.) worthy, deserving recognition, and praise

meritorious

(adj.) peevish, annoted by trifles, easily irritated and upset

petulant

(n.) a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence

prerogative

(adj.) pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward; of a simple, plain design that originated in the countryside.

provincial

(n.) a person with a narrow point of view; a person from an outlying area; a solider from a province or colony

provincial

(v.) to make pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of

simulate

(n.) shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influcnce or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion

umbrage

(adj.) exessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression or earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable

unctuous

(v.) to rise above or beyond, exceed

transcend