English 10 Vocabulary Words Unit 1
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expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise
approbation
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official approval
approbation
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to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm
assuage
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to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench
assuage
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combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose
coalition
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decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay
decadence
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excessive self-indulgence
decadence
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to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)
elicit
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to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning
expostulate
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used so often as to lack freshness or originality
hackneyed
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a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing) (in time)
hiatus
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a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense)
==innuendo==
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to plead on behalf of someone else
intercede
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to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement
intercede
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wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence)
jaded
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causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational
lurid
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pale or sallow in color
lurid
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terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint
lurid
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worthy, deserving recognition and praise
meritorious
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peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset
petulant
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a special right or privilege
prerogative
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a special quality showing excellence
prerogative
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pertaining to an outlying area; local
provincial
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narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward
provincial
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of a simple, plain design that originated in the countryside
provincial
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a person with a narrow point of view
provincial
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a person from an outlying area
provincial
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a soldier from a province or country
provincial
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to make a pretense of, imitate
simulate
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to show the outer signs of
simulate
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to rise above or beyond, exceed
transcend
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shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade
umbrage
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an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion
umbrage
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excessively smooth or smug
unctuous
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trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness
unctuous
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