AP English Language and Composition : Unit 1 Vocabulary Flashcards

4756495435	Approbation	(n.) the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval or sanction	0
4756497339	Assuage	(v.) to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench	1
4756499206	Coalition	(n.) a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose	2
4756500003	Decadence	(n.) decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence	3
4756501373	Elicit	(v.) to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)	4
4756502643	Expostulate	(v.) to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning	5
4756503673	Hackneyed	(adj.) used so often as to lack freshness or originality	6
4756504808	Hiatus	(n.) a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing)	7
4756506210	Innuendo	(n.) a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense)	8
4756507352	Intercede	(v.) to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement	9
4756508379	Jaded	(adj.) wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence)	10
4756509547	Lurid	(adj.) causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint	11
4756512813	Meritorious	(adj.) worthy, deserving recognition and praise rewarded after many years of	12
4756513746	Petulant	(adj.) peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset	13
4756516013	Prerogative	(n.) a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence	14
4756517094	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	15
4756520080	Simulate	(v.) to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of	16
4756522014	Transcend	(v.) to rise above or beyond, exceed	17
4756522639	Umbrage	(n.) foliage giving shade; shade cast by trees; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion	18
4756524999	Unctuous	(adj.) fatty, oily, and pliable; excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety	19