Unit 1 Vocabulary Definitions

Vocabulary flashcards based on Unit 1 definitions sheet.

approbation

(n.) the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval

assuage

(v.) to make easier or milder, relieve; quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench

coalition

(n.) a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose

decadence

(n.) decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence

elicit

(v.) 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.) used so often as to lack freshness or originality

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

Worn out

Lurid

Causing shock

Meritorious

Worthy deserving

Petulant

Peevish annoyed

Prerogative

A special right of privilege

Provincial

Preatrying to a outlining are

Simulate

To make pretense

Transcend

To. Rise above

Umbrage

Tree shade cast by a shadow

Unctuous

Excessively smooth or smug