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Unit 1 Vocabulary
Words for Vocab Quiz 10/7/11
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English
10th Grade
10/06/2011

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Intercede
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to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement
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Hackneyed
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used so often as to lack freshness or originality
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Approbation
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the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval or sanction
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Innuendo
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a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference
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Coalition
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a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose
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Elicit
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to draw forth, bring out from some source
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Hiatus
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a gap, opening, or break
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Assuage
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to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm, to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench
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Decadence
Definition
decline, decay, or deteriorate; a condition or period of decline or decay
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Expostulate
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to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning
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Simulate
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to make a pretense of, imitate; show the outer signs
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Jaded
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Wearied, worn-out, dulled
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Umbrage
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foliage giving shade; shade cast by trees; an overshadowing influence or power; offence, resentment; a vague suggestion
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Prerogative
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a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence
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Lurid
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causing shock, horror, or revulsion; pale or shallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity for lack of restraint
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Transcend
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to rise above or beyond; exceed
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Provincial
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adj-pertaining to an outlying area; local
noun-a person with a narrow point of view
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Petulant
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peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated or upset
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Unctuous
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fatty, oily, and pliable; excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of ernestness, sincerity, piety
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Meritorious
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wothy, deserving recognitionand prasie
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