Vocab ch1 lvlF

approbation

approbation

n the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise,, official approval

assuage

V to make easier or milder relieve to quiet calm to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench

coalition

N a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose

decadence

n decline decay or deterioration, a condition or period of decline or decay, excessive self-indulgence

elicit

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

hackneyed

adj used so often as to lack freshness or originality

expostulate

v to attempt to dissuade someone form some course or decision by earnest reasoning

hiatus

n a gap opening break (having an element missing)

innuendo

n a hint indirect suggestion or reference

intercede

v to plead on behalf of someone else, to serve as a thrid part or go between in a disagreement

Jaded

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

lurid

adj causing shock, horror, or revulsion, sensational, pale or sallow in color terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of S- gruesome, gory, grisly, baleful, ghastly

metitorious

adj worth, deserving recognition and praise

petulant

adj peevish, annoyed by triffles, easily irritated and upset

prerogative

n a special right or privilege a special quality showing

provincial

adj plain limited in space simple, n, person with a narrow point of view

simulate

v to make a pretense of imitate to show the outer signs of

transcend

v to rise above or beyond exceed

umbrage

n shade cast by trees, foliage giving shade, an overshadowing influence or power, offense, resentment, a vague suspicion

unctuous

adj excessively smooth or smug; tyring too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty; oil; pliable