English pre-ap vocabulary set F unit 1

53406931	approbation	the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval
53406932	assuage	to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench
53406933	coalition	a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose
53406934	decadence	decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence
53406935	elicit	to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)
53406936	expostulate	to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning
53406937	hackneyed	used so often as to lack freshness or originality
53406938	hiatus	a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing)
53406939	innuendo	a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense)
53406940	intercede	to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement
53406941	jaded	wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence)
53406942	lurid	causing shock, horror, or revulsion, sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint
53406943	meritorious	worthy, deserving recognition and praise
53406944	petulant	peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset
53406945	prerogative	a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence
53406946	provincial	pertaining 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
53406947	simulate	to make a pretense of , imitate; to show the outer signs of
53406948	transcend	to rise above or beyond, exceed
53406949	umbrage	shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion
53406950	unctuous	excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give and impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable