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Vocabulary Workshop
Level F Unit 1
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English
9th Grade
11/01/2009

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APPROBATION
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(n.) the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval
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ASSUAGE
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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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COALITION
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(n.) a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose
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DECADENCE
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(n.) decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence
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ELICIT
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(v.) to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)
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EXPOSTULATE
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(v.) to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning
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HACKNEYED
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(n.) used so often as to lack freshness or originality
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HIATUS
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(n.) a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing)
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INNUENDO
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(n.) a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense)
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INTERCEDE
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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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JADED
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(adj.) wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence)
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LURID
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(adj.) causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack or restraint
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MERITORIOUS
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(adj.) worthy, deserving recognition and praise
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PETULANT
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(adj.) peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset
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PREROGATIVE
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(n.) a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence
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PROVINCIAL
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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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SIMULATE
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(v.) to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of
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TRANSCEND
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(v.) to rise above or beyond, exceed
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UMBRAGE
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(n.) shade cast by trees; folige giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion
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UNCTUOUS
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(adj.) excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression or earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable
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