English Vocabulary, Unit 1
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- approbation
- the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval
- assuage
- to make easier or milder relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench
- coalition
- a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose
- decadence
- decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period or decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence
- elicit
- to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)
- expostulate
- to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning
- hackneyed
- used so ofter as to lack freshness or originality
- hiatus
- a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing)
- innuendo
- a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense)
- intercede
- to plead on behalf of someone else, to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement
- jaded
- wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence)
- lurid
- causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint
- meritorious
- worthy, deserving recognition and praise
- petulant
- peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset
- prerogative
- special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence
- provincial
- 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; a person with a narrow point of view; a person from an outlying area; a soldier from a province or colony
- simulate
- to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of
- transcend
- to rise above or beyond, exceed
- umbrage
- shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion
- unctuous
- excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliabe