Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Vocab Fall list #2
intercede-to act or interpose in behalf of someone in difficulty or trouble, as by pleading or petition
Hackneyed-made commonplace or trite; stale; banal
approbation-approval; commendation
innuendo-an indirect intimation about a person or thing, especially of a disparaging or a derogatory nature.
coalition-a combination or alliance, especially a temporary one between persons, factions, states, etc.
2. a union into one body or mass; fusion.
elicit-to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
hiatus-a break or interruption in the continuity of a work, series, action,
assuage-to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate:
decadence-the act or process of falling into an inferior condition or state; deterioration; decay:
expostulate-to reason earnestly with someone against something that person intends to do or has done; remonstrate:
simulate-to create a simulation, likeness, or model of (a situation, system, or the like):
jaded-dulled or satiated by overindulgence:
umbrage-offense; annoyance; displeasure:
prerogative-an exclusive right, privilege, etc., exercised by virtue of rank, office, or the like:
lurid-gruesome; horrible; revolting:
transcend-to rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed:
provincial-belonging or peculiar to some particular province; local:
petulant-moved to or showing sudden, impatient irritation, especially over some trifling annoyance:
unctuous-characterized by excessive piousness or moralistic fervor, especially in an affected manner; excessively smooth, suave, or smug.
meritorious-
deserving praise, reward, esteem, etc.; praiseworthy:
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