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English pre-ap vocabulary set F unit 1

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53406931approbationthe expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval
53406932assuageto make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench
53406933coalitiona combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose
53406934decadencedecline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence
53406935elicitto draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)
53406936expostulateto attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning
53406937hackneyedused so often as to lack freshness or originality
53406938hiatusa gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing)
53406939innuendoa hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense)
53406940intercedeto plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement
53406941jadedwearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence)
53406942luridcausing shock, horror, or revulsion, sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint
53406943meritoriousworthy, deserving recognition and praise
53406944petulantpeevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset
53406945prerogativea special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence
53406946provincialpertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward; of simple, plain design that originated in the countryside; a area; a soldier from a province or colony
53406947simulateto make a pretense of , imitate; to show the outer signs of
53406948transcendto rise above or beyond, exceed
53406949umbrageshade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion
53406950unctuousexcessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give and impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable

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