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Unit 1 Vocab
Rainey Unit 1 Vocabulary
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English
12th Grade
10/05/2011

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Approbation
Definition
the expression of approval or favorable opinion; praise
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Assuage
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to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm
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Coalition
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a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose
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Decadence
Definition
decline, decay, or deterioration
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Elicit
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to draw forth, bring out from some source
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Expostulate
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to attempt to dissuade someone from some course of descision by earnest reasoning
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Hackneyed
Definition
used so often as to lack freshness or originality
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Hiatus
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a gap, opening or break
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Innuendo
Definition
a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference
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Intercede
Definition
to plead on behalf of someone else
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Jaded
Definition
wearied, worn out, dulled
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Lurid
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causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational
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Meritorious
Definition
worthy, deservin recognition and praise
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Petulant
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peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset
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Prerogative
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a special right or privelage
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Provincial
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pertaining to an outlying area, local; narrow in mind or outlook
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Simulate
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to make a pretense of, imitate
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Transcend
Definition
to rise above or beyond, exceed
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Umbrage
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shade cast by trees, foliage giving shade, an overshadowing influence or power
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Unctuous
Definition
excessively smooth or smug
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