Ap Vocab 8/23/12

Front 1

approbation

Back 1

the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval

Front 2

assuage

Back 2

to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench

Front 3

coalition

Back 3

a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose

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decadence

Back 4

decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence

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elicit

Back 5

to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)

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expostulate

Back 6

to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning

Front 7

hackneyed

Back 7

used so often as to lack freshness or originality

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hiatus

Back 8

a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing)

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innuendo

Back 9

a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense)

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intercede

Back 10

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

wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence)

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lurid

Back 12

causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint

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meritorious

Back 13

worthy, deserving recognition and praise

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petulant

Back 14

peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset

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prerogative

Back 15

a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence

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provincial

Back 16

pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook, simple plain design originating in the countryside

a person from an outlying area, with a narrow point of view

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simulate

Back 17

to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of

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transcend

Back 18

to rise above or beyond, exceed

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umbrage

Back 19

offense, resentment, a vague suspicion

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unctuous

Back 20

excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable