AP English Vocabulary: Approbation, Assuage, Coalition & More

Approbation

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

Assuage

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

Coalition

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

to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning

Hackneyed

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