Soph. 5Th Period. Unit 1 Vocab Unit 1 Vocab Quiz

Front 1

the expression of approval of favorable opinion, praise offical approval

Back 1

approbation

Front 2

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

Back 2

assuage

Front 3

a combination union or merger for some specific purpose

Back 3

coalition

Front 4

decline decay or deterioration
a condition or period of decline or decay
excessive self indulgence

Back 4

decadence

Front 5

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

Back 5

elict

Front 6

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

Back 6

expostulate

Front 7

used to often as to lack freshness or orginality

Back 7

hackneyed

Front 8

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

Back 8

hiatus

Front 9

a hint indirect suggestion or reference often in a derogatory sencse

Back 9

innuendo

Front 10

to plead on behalf of someone else or to serve as a third party or go between in a disagreement

Back 10

intercede

Front 11

wearied worn out dulled in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence

Back 11

jaded

Front 12

causing shock horror or revulsion sensational pale or sallow in color terrible or passionate in intesity or lack of restraint

Back 12

lurid

Front 13

worthy deserving recognitiion and praise

Back 13

meritorious

Front 14

peevish annoyed by trifles easily irritated and upset

Back 14

petulant

Front 15

a special right or privilege a special quality showing excellence

Back 15

prerogative

Front 16

pertaing to an outlying area narrow in mind or outllok

Back 16

provincial

Front 17

to make a pretense of imitate or to show the outer signs of

Back 17

simulate

Front 18

to rise above or beyond exceed

Back 18

transcend

Front 19

shade cast by trees
foliage giving shade
an overshadowing influence or power
offense resentiment a vague suspicion

Back 19

umbrage

Front 20

excessively smooth or sumg
trying to hard ot give an impression of ernestness sincerity or piety fatty oily pliable

Back 20

unctuous