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Vocab Unit 1

Vocab Unit 1. Appro bation. (n.) the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise. Assuage. (v.) to make easier or milder; to quiet, calm. Co alition. (n.) a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose. Deca dence. (n.) decline, deca y, or deterioration;

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Vocab Unit 1

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  1. Vocab Unit 1

  2. Approbation (n.) the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise

  3. Assuage (v.) to make easier or milder; to quiet, calm

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

  5. Decadence (n.) decline, decay, or deterioration; excessive self indulgence

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

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

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

  9. Hiatus (n.) a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing)

  10. Innuendo (n.) a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense)

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

  12. Jaded (adj.) wearied, worn-out, dulled; not believing in anything anymore

  13. Lurid (adj.) causing shock, horror, or revulsion

  14. Meritorious (adj.) worthy, deserving recognition and praise

  15. Petulant (adj.) easily irritated and upset

  16. Prerogative (n.) a special right or privilege

  17. Provincial (adj.) pertaining to an outlying area; narrow in mind or outlook (n.) a person with a narrow point of view; a person from an outlying area

  18. Simulate (v.) to make a pretense of, imitate; to pretend

  19. Transcend (v.) to rise above or beyond, exceed

  20. Umbrage (n.) shade cast by trees; offense, resentment

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

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