Pre AP English II- Unit 1 Vocab
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| 200452313 | approbation | (n.) the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval | |
| 200452314 | assuage | to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench | |
| 200452315 | coalition | a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose | |
| 200452316 | decadence | (n.) decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence | |
| 200452317 | elicit | to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person) | |
| 200452318 | expostulate | (v.) to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning | |
| 200452319 | hackneyed | used so often as to lack freshness or originality | |
| 200452320 | hiatus | a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing) | |
| 200452321 | innuendo | a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense) | |
| 200452322 | intercede | to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement | |
| 200452323 | jaded | (adj.) wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence) | |
| 200452324 | lurid | causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint | |
| 200452325 | meritorious | (adj.) worthy, deserving recognition and praise | |
| 200452326 | petulant | (adj.) peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset | |
| 200452327 | prerogative | a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence | |
| 200452328 | provincial | (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 | |
| 200452329 | simulate | to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of | |
| 200452330 | transcend | (v) to rise above or beyond, exceed | |
| 200452331 | umbrage | (n.) shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; and overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion | |
| 200452332 | unctuous | (adj.) excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable |