Vocab Test Junior Unit 1

approbation

formal or official approval; also, praise

assuage

to cause to be less harsh, violent, or severe

coalition

combination in a body or mass

decadence

a process, condition, or period of deterioration or decline

elicit

to educe of extract gradually or without violence

expostulate

to reason with someone in an effort to dissuade or correct; to protest against a decision or action

hackneyed

greatly overused; trite

hiatus

a gap or interruption, break, interval

innuendo

an indirect insinuation or suggestion about a person or thing, usually of a degrading and derogatory nature

intercede

to plead on someone else’s behalf, to mediate an argument

jaded

worn out; wearied

lurid

causing shock or horror, grotesque

meritorious

deserving reward or praise

petulant

easily irritated, ill-tempered, peevish

prerogative

an exclusive right or privilege held by a person or group

provincial

one who is uncultured in thoughts and manner; uncultured in thought an manner; narrow-minded and not open to new ideas

simulate

imitate

transcend

to surpass, pass beyond the limits

umbrage

offense, resentment

unctuous

excessively suave to the point of being fake, obviously exaggerated earnestness