Cycle 3 Set 1 Short Story Vocab

Front 1

approbation (noun)

"One of the things about elites is that they only care about the approbation of the members of their own elites. "

Back 1

approval, commendation

endorsement, favor

opposition, reject

Front 2

expostulate (verb)

His father expostulated with him about the evils of gambling.

Back 2

to reason earnestly with someone against something that person intends to do or has done; remonstrate

Front 3

jaded(adjective)

It set off a flurry of activity, although in classic fashion some jaded New Yorkers refused to evacuate.

Back 3

dulled or satiated by overindulgence:

weary;fatigued

fresh:unused

Front 4

provincial(adjective)

In the 1970s and 1980s, provincial and federal parties often shared only a name.

Back 4

having or showing the manners, viewpoints, etc., considered characteristic of unsophisticated inhabitants of a province; rustic; narrow or illiberal; parochial:

local;rural

city;broad

Front 5

assuage(verb)

Remind me again, how is that supposed to assuage the irritation of recently laid-off employees?

Back 5

to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate:

alleviate;satisfy

irritate;provoke

Front 6

hackneyed(adjective)

It was slit-your-wrists dull, but in a hackneyed avant-garde manner.

Back 6

made commonplace or trite; stale; banal:

corny;timeworn

fresh;new

Front 7

lurid(adjective)

When my house got broken into, my political convictions were instantly replaced with lurid revenge fantasies.

Back 7

gruesome; horrible; revolting:

gory;obscene

clean;dull

Front 8

simulate(verb)

If consumers had to add fresh eggs, he guessed, it might simulate just enough of that pride of creation.

Back 8

to create a simulation, likeness, or model of (a situation, system, or the like):

replicate;fabricate

destroy;idle

Front 9

coalition(noun)

The coalition will work with partners to create a digital “badging system.”

Back 9

a combination or alliance, especially a temporary one between persons, factions, states, etc.

partnership;league

detachment;division

Front 10

hiatus(noun)

Sterling & Ross have counter-sued, and so for the time being, Staar is, indeed, on hiatus.

Back 10

a break or interruption in the continuity of a work, series, action, etc.

break;interval

continuation;progressing

Front 11

meritorious(adjective)

The reforms that Howard advocates, meritorious as they are, require political support to be enacted.

Back 11

deserving praise, reward, esteem, etc.; praiseworthy:

exemplary;praiseworthy

corrupt;dishonorable

Front 12

umbrage(noun)

She and Pauline had already exchanged visits, and Pauline had shown no umbrage at her marriage.

Back 12

offense; annoyance; displeasure:

annoyance;grudge

comfort; delight

Front 13

decadence(noun)

Many accused party leaders of excessive wealth and decadence filled with liquor and women.

Back 13

the act or process of falling into an inferior condition or state;
deterioration; decay
improvement;rise

Front 14

innuendo(noun)

And then, with the innuendo of advertising copy, things get a little steamy.

Back 14

an indirect intimation about a person or thing, especially of a disparaging or a derogatory nature.

allusion;implication

evidence;proof

Front 15

petulant(adjective)

And like petulant preschoolers, Wall Street craves—and needs—rules, and the discipline to enforce them consistently.

Back 15

moved to or showing sudden, impatient irritation, especially over some trifling annoyance:

cranky;irritable

agreeable;willing

Front 16

unctuous(adjective)

It was an emotional speech, but a delightfully graceful, rather than unctuous and overblown, one.

Back 16

characterized by excessive piousness or moralistic fervor, especially in an affected manner; excessively smooth, suave, or smug.

servile;groveling

blunt;genuine

Front 17

elicit(verb)

The Deport Justin Bieber Petition, has already garnered the necessary number of signatures to elicit a White House response.

Back 17

to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke

bring out;evoke

cover;hide

Front 18

intercede(verb)

Obama is pushing China, once again, to intercede and convince Pyongyang to cancel its rocket launch.

Back 18

to act or interpose in behalf of someone in difficulty or trouble, as by pleading or petition:

intervene;intrude

leave alone

Front 19

prerogative(noun)

If President Obama decides he needs a new diplomatic team, that is his prerogative.

Back 19

an exclusive right, privilege, etc., exercised by virtue of rank, office, or the like:

immunity;advantage

duty;obligation

Front 20

transcend(verb)

And also our understanding of the power of cultures to transcend and overcome their conditions.

Back 20

to rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed:

eclipse;transform

fail;surrender