english set 1

1. Approbation noun

1. The expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise. 

2. An official approval. 

2. Assuage verb

1. To make easier or milder, relieve

2. To quiet, calm

3. To put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench

3. Coalition noun 

1. A combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose

4. Decadence noun

1. Decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay

2.  Excessive self-indulgence

5. Elicit verb

1. To draw forth, bring out from some source

6. Expostulate verb

1. To attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning 

7. Hackneyed adj.

1. Used so often as to lack freshness or originality

8. Hiatus noun

1. A gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing)

9. Innuendo noun

1. A hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense)

10. Intercede verb

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

11. Jaded adj.

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

12. Lurid adj.

1. Causing shock, horror, or revulsion; 

2. Sensational; 

3. Pale or sallow in color; 

4. Terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint

13. Meritorious adj.

1. Worthy, deserving recognition and praise

14. Petulant adj. 

1. Peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset

15. Prerogative noun

1. A special right or privilege

2. A Special quality showing excellence

16. Provincial adj.

1. Pertaining to an outlying area

2. Local

3. Narrow mind in outlook

4. Countrified in the sense of being limited and backward

Noun 

1. A person with a narrow point of view. 

2. A person from an outlying area

3. A soldier from a province or colony

17. Simulate verb

1. To make a pretense of, imitate; o show the outer signs of

18. Transcend verb

1. To rise above or beyond

2. To succeed

19. Umbrage noun

1. Shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade

2. An overshadowing influence or power

3. Offense, resentment

4. A Vague description. 

20. Unctuous adj.

1. Excessively smooth or smug

2. Trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety

3. Fatty, oily; pliable