AP Lang Vocab List 1

intercede

(v.) to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement; He asked me to intercede with the coach on his behalf

hackneyed

(adj.) used so often as to lack freshness or originality; The novel had a dull and hackneyed plot

approbation

(n.) the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; The official approval or sanction was greeted by smiles of approbation

innuendo

(n.) a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense); My reputation was tarnished by innuendo

coalition

(n.) a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose; We created a coalition of many community organizations

elicit

(v.) to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person); After the crime, there was an attempt to elicit information

hiatus

(n.) a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing) The exhausted phyysician needs a(n) hiatus from her career

assuage

(v.) to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench; Trying to assuage her hurt feelings, I apologized profusely

decadence

(n.) decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; Excessive self-indulgence an example of decadence in ancient societies

expostulate

(v.) to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning; I found it useless to expostulate with the stubborn referee