Narrative Studies Unit 1 Vocab

approbation

The expression of approval or favorable opinion

Assuage

To make easier or milder; to quiet or calm

Coalition

Combination, union, or merger

Decadence

Decline, decay, or deterioration; excessive self-indulgence

Elicit

To draw forth; bring out from some source

Expostulate

To attempt to dissuade someone from doing something

Hackneyed

Used so often as to lack freshness and originality

Hiatus

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

Innuendo

A hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often derogatory or sexual in nature)

Intercede

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

Jaded

Wearied, worn out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence)

Lurid

Causing shock, horror, or revulsion; plae or light in color;terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint

Meritorious

Worthy, deserving recognition and praise

Petulant

Peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset

Prerogative

A special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence

Provincial

Pertaining to an outlying area

Simulate

To make a pretense of, imitate, to show the outer signs of

Transcend

To rise above or beyond, exceed

Umbrage

Shade cast by trees; an overshadowing influence or power

Unctuous

Excessively smooth or smug; trying to hard to give an impression of earnestness