Vocab #1 Level F

Front 1

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

Back 1

approbation

Front 2

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

Back 2

assuage

Front 3

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

Back 3

coalition

Front 4

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

Back 4

decadence

Front 5

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

Back 5

elicit

Front 6

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

Back 6

expostulate

Front 7

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

Back 7

hackneyed

Front 8

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

Back 8

hiatus

Front 9

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

Back 9

innuendo

Front 10

(v.) to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement

Back 10

intercede

Front 11

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

Back 11

jaded

Front 12

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

Back 12

lurid

Front 13

(adj.) worthy, deserving recognition and praise

Back 13

meritorious

Front 14

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

Back 14

petulant

Front 15

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

Back 15

prerogative

Front 16

(adj.) pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward; of a simple, plain design that originated in the countryside;l (n.) a person with a narrow point of view; a person from an outlying area; a soldier from a province or colony

Back 16

provincial

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

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simulate

Front 18

(v.) to rise above or beyond, exceed

Back 18

transcend

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(n.) shade cast by tees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense; resentment; a vague suspicion

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umbrage

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

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unctuous