AP Language Vocabulary Unit 1 Flashcards
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8252016761 | Approbation | The expression of approval or favorable opinion | 0 | |
8252016762 | Assuage | To put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench | 1 | |
8252016763 | Coalition | A combination, union, or merger | 2 | |
8252016764 | Decadence | Decline, decay, deterioration, excessive self-indulgence | 3 | |
8252016765 | Elicit | To draw forth | 4 | |
8252016766 | Expostulate | To attempt to dissuade someone from some decision | 5 | |
8252016767 | Hackneyed | Used so often as to lack originality | 6 | |
8252016768 | Hiatus | A gap, opening, break | 7 | |
8252016769 | Innuendo | A hint, indirect suggestion, reference | 8 | |
8252016770 | Intercede | To plead on behalf of someone else, to be a third party in a disagreement | 9 | |
8252016771 | Jaded | Wearied, worn-out, dulled | 10 | |
8252016772 | Lurid | Causing shock, horror, or revulsion | 11 | |
8252016773 | Meritorious | Worthy, deserving of recognition or praise | 12 | |
8252016774 | Petulant | Peevish, annoyed by trifles, irritable | 13 | |
8252016775 | Prerogative | A special right or privilege | 14 | |
8252016776 | Provincial | Local, narrow in mind or outlook | 15 | |
8252016777 | Simulate | To make a pretense of, imitate | 16 | |
8252016778 | Transcend | To rise above or beyond, exceed | 17 | |
8252016779 | Umbrage | Shade cast, an overshadowing power, offense, resentment | 18 | |
8252016780 | Unctuous | Excessively smooth or smug | 19 |