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unit 1
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English
11th Grade
10/24/2012

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Term
approbation
Definition

The expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; offical approval

 

synonyms: sanction

antonyms: dissoproval

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Assuage
Definition
to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench
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Coalition
Definition
a combination, union or merger for some specific purpose
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decadence
Definition
decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; exessive self indulgence
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elicit
Definition
to draw forth, bring out from some source
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expostulate
Definition
to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning.
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Hackneyed
Definition
used to often as to lack freshness or originality
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Hiatus
Definition
a gap, opening, break
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innuendo
Definition
a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference
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intercede
Definition
to please on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go between in a disagrement
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jaded
Definition
wearied, worn out, dulled
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lurid
Definition
causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intesnsity or lack or restraint
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meritorious
Definition
worthy, deserving recognition and praise
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petulant
Definition
pevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset
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prerogative
Definition
 a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence
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provincial
Definition
pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook
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simulate
Definition
to make pretense of imitate; to show the outer signs
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transcend
Definition
to rise above
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umbrage
Definition
shade cast by trees
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un ctuous
Definition
excessively smooth or smug
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