Monday, August 20, 2012

Vocab Unit 1

Intercede(v) to please on behalf of someone else; or go between in a disagreement.
Hackneyed(adj)lack of originality
Approbation(n)approval
Innuendo(n) an indirect hint
Coalition(n) a union with the same goal
Elicit(v) to draw out
Hiatus(n) a break.
Assuage(v) to ease
Decadence(n) decay or decline
Expostulate(v) to talk someone out of something
Simulate(v) to take on the form
Jaded(adj) worn out, wearied out
Umbrage(n) offense
Prerogative(n) a special right
Lurid(adj) gruesome, horror, shock
Transcend(v) to rise above
Provincial(adj) narrow minded; an outlying area
Petulant(adj) easily upset
Unctuous(adj) smooth,oil, or smug; trying hard to show sincerity/earnest
Meritorious(adj) worthy of praise