Sadlier Unit 1

approbations

noun, praises

assuage

verb, Make milder, relieve, soothe, pacify, or calm

coalition

noun, partnership; league; union of separate political parties

decadence

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

elicit

verb, Call forth, bring out, evoke

expostulate

verb, to reason with someone in order to warn or dissuade

hackneyed

(adj.) Used so often as to lack freshness or originality

hiatus

noun, interruption; pause

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.) 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; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint

meritorious

adj, eserving reward or praised

petulant

adj, sulky; peevish

prerogative

noun, A right or privilege

provincial

adjective: characteristic of the a limited perspective; not fashionable or sophisticate

simulate

(v.) To make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of

transcend

(v.) to rise above or beyond, exceed

umbrage

noun, offense; resentment

unctuous

adj, exaggeratedly or insincerely polite