Vocabulary 1

Approbation

Approval; commendation.

Assuage

To make milder or less severe.

Coalition

A combination or alliance, especially a temporary one between persons, factions, states, etc.

Decadence

The act or process of falling into an inferior condition or state of a person, individual, or a culture.

Elicit

To draw or bring out or forth.

Expostulate

To reason earnestly with someone against something that person intends to do or has done.

Hackneyed

Made commonplace or trite; unoriginal.

Hiatus

A break or interruption in the continuity of a work, series, action, etc.

Innuendo

A way of saying something indirectly or subtly, often with a hidden or implied meaning, usually with the intention of suggesting something without saying it outright.

Intercede

To step in and intervene on behalf of someone else to help resolve a conflict, dispute, or problem.

Jaded

Tired, bored, or lacking enthusiasm, typically after having had too much of something.

Lurid

Gruesome; horrible; revolting.

Meritorious

Deserving praise, reward, esteem, etc.; praiseworthy.

Petulant

Moved to or showing sudden, impatient irritation, especially over some trifling annoyance.

Prerogative

An exclusive right, privilege, etc., exercised by virtue of rank, office, or the like.

Provincial

Belonging or peculiar to some particular province; local.

Simulate

To create a simulation, likeness, or model of a situation, system, or the like.

Transcend

To rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed.

Umbrage

Offense; annoyance; displeasure.

Unctuous

Used to describe someone who behaves in an excessively polite, flattering, or insincere manner.

Errant

Describes something that has strayed from its intended or expected course, path, or behavior.

Laggard

A person or thing that fails to maintain a desired pace or to keep up.