Vocabulary Workshop Unit 1; Approbation, Assuage, Coalition, Elicit, Expostulate, Hackneyed, Hiatus, Innuendo, Petulant, Transcend

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

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

Elicit

(v) to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person

decadance

(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

hackneyed

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

Hiatus

(n) a gap opening, break

Innuendo

(n) a hint, indirect suggestion or reference

intercede

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

jaded

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

lurid

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

meritorious

(adj.) Worthy, deserving recognition and praise.

Petulant

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

perogative

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

provincial

(adj.) pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward; 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

simulate

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

Transcend

(v) to rise above or beyond, exceed

umbrage

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

unctuous

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