Voacb unit 1

Approbation

Approbation

(N) the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise

Coalition

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

Elicit

(v) To draw forth, bring out from some source

Hackneyed

(adj) used often as to lack freshness or originally

Innuendo

(n) A hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often derogatory)

Intercede

(v) to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go between in a disagreement

Meritorious

(Adj) worthy, deserving recognition and praise

Provincial

(Adj) pertaining to an outplaying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook; countrified in the sense of being limited and backwards; of a simple, plain design that originated in the countryside; (n) a person with a narrow point of view; a person from an outlying area; a soldier from a province or colony

Transcend

(v) to rise above or beyond, exceed

Unctuous

(Adj) excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable

Assuage

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

Decadence

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

Expostulate

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

Hiatus

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

Jaded

(Adj) wearied, worn out, dulled

Lurid

(Adj) causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint

Petulant

(adj) peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset

Prerogative

(n) a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence

Simulate

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

Umbrage

(n) shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion