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Details Title: vocab unit 1 Description: review unit 1 Total Flash Cards: 20 Created: 08/29/2004 10:43:42	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term approbation Definition the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise:official approval. Term assuage Definition to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to: appease, satisfy, quench Term coalition Definition a combination, union, or meger for some specific purpose Term decadence Definition decline or decay or deterioration: excessive self indulgence. Term elicit Definition to draw forth, bring out from some source Term expostulate Definition to attempt to dissuade someone from such courst or decision by earnest reasoning. protest Term hackneyed Definition used so often as to lack freshness or originality Term hiatus Definition a gap, opening, break Term innuendo Definition a hint, indirect suggestion or refrence Term intercede Definition to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or a go-between in a disagreement Term jaded Definition wearied, worn-out, dulled Term lurid Definition causing shock, horrow, or revulsion;sensational;pale or sallow in color Term meritorious Definition worty, deserving recognition and praise Term petulant Definition peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset Term prerogative Definition a special right or privilege Term provincial Definition pertaning to an outlying area;local;narrow in mind or outlook;countryside;naive Term stimulate Definition to make a pretense of; imitate; to show the outer signs of Term transcend Definition to rise above or beyond; exceed Term umbrage Definition shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; irritation Term unctous Definition excessively smooth or smug; trying to hard to give a feeling of sincerity.