HOKE - Unit 1 Vocabulary (10th Grade)

Coalition (N)

The state of being combined into one body- A combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose

Elicit (V)

Call forth, as an emotion, feeling or response. To draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)

Expostulate (V)

To attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning

Hackneyed (Adj)

Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; lacks freshness or originality

Petulant (Adj)

Peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated, upset, or annoyed

Prerogative (N)

A special right or privilege reserved exclusively by a person or group; a special quality showing excellence

Unctuous (Adj)

unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness

Approbation (N)

expression of official approval or acceptance; favorable opinion; praise

Assuage (V)

To make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench; provide physical relief

Decadence (N)

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

Hiatus (N)

A gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing)

Innuendo (N)

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

Intercede (V)

To plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement

Jaded (Adj)

Bored or apathetic after experiencing too much of something; wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence)

Lurid (Adj)

Causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; lack of restraint; fierceness or savegery

Meritorious (Adj)

deserving reward or praise

Provincial (Adj & N)

Lacking sophistication or worldliness; narrow in mind or outlook; a person from an outlying area; plain design that originated in the countryside

Simulate (V)

reproduce someone's behavior or looks; imitate

Transcend (V)

To rise above or beyond, exceed

Umbrage (N)

A feeling of anger caused by being offended; resentment; shade cast by trees; an overshadowing influence or power