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Unit 1 Vocab
Defenition and synonyms
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Language - English
10th Grade
09/22/2011

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Term
assuage
Definition
to make easier, relieve; to quiet, calm... Synonyms: mititgate, alleviate, slake, allay
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coalition
Definition
a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose... Synonyms: Allaince, League
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approbation
Definition
the expression of approval or favorable opinion, oficial opinion... Synonyms: commendation, sanction
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decadence
Definition
decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay... Synonyms: degeneration, corruption
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elicit
Definition
to draw forth, bring out from some source... Synonyms:call forth, evoke, extract
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expostulate
Definition
to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning...Synonyms:protest, complain
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hackneyed
Definition
used so often as to lack freshness or originality... Synonyms: banal, trite, commonplace
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hiatus
Definition
a gap, opening, break...Synonyms:continuity, continuation
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innuendo
Definition
a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference...Synonyms: insinuation, intimation
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intercede
Definition
to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go between in a dissagreement...Synonyms:intervene mediate
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jaded
Definition
wearied, worn out, dulled...Synonyms: sated, surfeited, cloyed
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lurid
Definition
causing shock, horror, or revulsion...Synonyms: gruesome, gory, grisly
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meritorious
Definition
worthy, deserving recognition and praise... Synonyms: praiseworthy, laudable, commendable
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petulant
Definition
peevish, annoyed by trifles...Synonyms:irritable, testy
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prerogative
Definition
a special right or priviledge; a special quality showing excellence...Synonyms:perquisite, perk
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provincial
Definition
narrow in mind, countrified in the sense of being limited and backwards...Synonyms:narrowminded, parochial, naive
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simulate
Definition
to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of... Synonyms:feign, pretend, affect
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tanscend
Definition
to rise above or beyond, exceed... Synonyms: surpass
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umbrage
Definition
shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade...Synonyms: irritation, pique, annoyance
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unctuous
Definition
excessively smmoth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity...Synonyms: gruff, blunt
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