11Th Grade Unit 1 Vocabulary

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approbation

Back 1

(n.)
the expression of approval or favorable opinion

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assuage

Back 2

(v.)
to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease

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coalation

Back 3

(n.)
a combination, union, or merger of some specific purpose

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decadence

Back 4

(n.)
a decline, delay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline

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elicit

Back 5

(v.)
to draw forth, bring out some source

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expostuate

Back 6

(v.)
an attempt to dissuade someone from something

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hackneyed

Back 7

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

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hiatus

Back 8

(n.)
a gap, opening, break

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innuendo

Back 9

(n.)
a hit, indirect suggestion, or reference

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intercede

Back 10

(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

Back 11

(adj.)
wearied, worn down, dulled

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lurid

Back 12

(adj.)
causing shock, horror; sensational; pale or sallow in color

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meritorious

Back 13

(adj.)
worthy, deserving recognition and praise

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petulant

Back 14

(adj.)
peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated or upset, easily irriatated or upset

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prerogative

Back 15

(n.)
a special right or privilage

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provincial

Back 16

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

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simulate

Back 17

(v.)
to make a pretense of, imitation

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transcend

Back 18

(v.)
to rise above or beyond, exceed

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umbrage

Back 19

(n.)
foliage giving shade; shade cast by trees

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unctuous

Back 20

(adj.)
fatty oil, and pliable; trying too hard to give an impression