Unit 1 Level F Vocab

approbation

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

s. sanction, a. disapproval

assuage

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

s. mitigate, slake, allay, a. intensify, aggravate, exacerbate

coalition

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

s. alliance, league a. splinter group

decadence

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

elicit

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

s. evoke, extract

a. squash, repress

expostulate

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

s. protest, remonstrate, complain

hackneyed

(adj) used so often as to lack freshness or originality

s. banal, trite, common-place, corny, a. new, fresh, novel, original

hiatus

(n) a gap, opening, break (an element missing)

s. pause, lacuna a. continuity, continuation

innuendo

(n) a hint, indirect, suggestion or reference

s. insinuation, a. direct statement

intercede

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

s. intervene, mediate

jaded

(adj) wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence)

s. sated, surfeited, cloyed a. unspoiled, unclayed

lurid

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

s. gruesome, gory, grisly, baleful, ghastly a. pleasant, attractive

meritorious

(adj) worthy, deserving recognition and praise

s. praise-worthy, laudable, commendable a. blameworthy

petulant

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

s. irritable, testy, waspish a. amicable, placid

prerogative

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

s. perquisite, perk

simulate

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

s. pretend, affect

transcend

(v) to rise above or beyond, exceed

s. surpass, outstrip

provincial

(adj) pertaining to an outlying area

(n) a simple person with a narrow pov

s. narrow-minded, parochial, insular a. cosmopolitan, broad minded

umbarge

(n) shade cast by tree foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence of power; offensive, resentment; a vague suspiscion

s. irritation, pique a. pleasure delight, satisfaction

unctuous

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

s. mealy-mouthed, fawning, greasy a. gruff,blunt