Vocab Unit 1-2

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

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approbation

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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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assuage

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

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coalition

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

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decadence

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

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elicit

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

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expostulate

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

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hackneyed

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(n.) a gap opening, break

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hiatus

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(n.) hint, indirect suggestion, or reference

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innuendo

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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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intercede

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(adj.) wearied, worn-out, dulled

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jaded

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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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lurid

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(adj.) worthy, deserving recognition and praise

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meritorious

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

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petulant

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

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prerogative

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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 a simple, plain design that originated in the countryside; (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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provincial

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

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stimulate

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(v.) to rise above or beyond, exceed

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transcend

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(n.) shade cast by trees; 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

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(v.) to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming

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ameliorate

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(n.) poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity

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aplomb

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(adj.) pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas

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bombastic

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(adj.) without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers

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callow

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(n.) saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense; (v.) to let saliva flow from the mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly

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drivel

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(n.) a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality

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epitome

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(v.) to urge strongly, advise earnestly

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exhort

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(adj.adv.) by virtue of holding a certain office

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ex officio

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(v.) to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds

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infringe

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(v.) to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others

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ingratiate

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(n.) one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder

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interloper

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(adj.) belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part

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intrinsic

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(v.) to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval

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inveigh

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(n.) weariness of body or mind, lack of energy

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lassitude

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(n.) a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy

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millennium

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(adj.) mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means; (v.) to hide, conceal; eclipse; (n.) matters involving the supernatural

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occult

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(v.) to spread through, penetrate, soak through

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permeate

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(v.) to fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinct form to; (adj.) characterized by haste; (n.) moisture; the product or an action or process

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precipitate

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(adj.) strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste

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stringent

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(v.) to think or believe without certain supporting evidence;to conjecture, or guess;(n.) likely idea that lacks definite proof

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sumrise