English Gt Vocab Unit 1

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Approbation

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(n.) the expression of approbal or favorable opinion, praise; official approval

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Assuage

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

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Coalition

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

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decadence

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(n.) decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self indulgence

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Elicit

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(v.) to draw forth, bring out from seom source (such as another person)

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expostulate

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(v.) to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning

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hackneyed

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

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hiatus

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(n.) a gap, opening, break (in the sense of have an element missing)

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innuendo

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

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Intercede

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(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

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

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Lurid

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(adj.) 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

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(adj.) worthy, deserving recognition and praise

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petulant

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

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prerogative

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(n.) special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence

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provincial (adj.)

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(adj.) pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward; of simple, plain design that originated in the countryside

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provincial (n.)

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(n.) a person with a narrow point of view; a person from an outlying area ; a soldier from a province or colony

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simulate

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(v.) to make the pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of

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transcend

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(v.) to rise above or beyond; exceed

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umbrage

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(n.) shade cast by trees; foliage fiven shade; an over shadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion

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unctuous

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(adj.) excessively smooth or smug; trying to hard to an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable