vocab unit 1
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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; - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Vocab Unit 1
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Approbation
(n.) the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise
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Assuage
(v.) to make easier or milder; to quiet, calm
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Coalition
(n.) a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose
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Decadence
(n.) decline, decay, or deterioration; excessive self indulgence
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Elicit
(v.) to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)
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Expostulate
(v.) to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning
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Hackneyed
(adj.) used so often as to lack freshness or originality
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Hiatus
(n.) a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing)
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Innuendo
(n.) a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense)
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Intercede
(v.) to plead on behalf of someone else, to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement
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Jaded
(adj.) wearied, worn-out, dulled; not believing in anything anymore
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Lurid
(adj.) causing shock, horror, or revulsion
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Meritorious
(adj.) worthy, deserving recognition and praise
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Petulant
(adj.) easily irritated and upset
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Prerogative
(n.) a special right or privilege
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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
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Simulate
(v.) to make a pretense of, imitate; to pretend
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Transcend
(v.) to rise above or beyond, exceed
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Umbrage
(n.) shade cast by trees; offense, resentment
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Unctuous
(adj.) excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable