AP Language Unit 1 Vocab Flashcards
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| 4826327963 | approbation | the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval | 0 | |
| 4826327964 | assuage | to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench | 1 | |
| 4826327965 | coalition | a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose | 2 | |
| 4826327966 | decadence | decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence | 3 | |
| 4826327967 | elicit | to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person) | 4 | |
| 4826327968 | expostulate | to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning | 5 | |
| 4826327969 | hackneyed | used so often as to lack freshness or originality | 6 | |
| 4826327970 | hiatus | a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing) | 7 | |
| 4826327971 | innuendo | a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense | 8 | |
| 4826327972 | intercede | to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement | 9 | |
| 4826327973 | jaded | wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence) | 10 | |
| 4826327974 | lurid | causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint | 11 | |
| 4826327975 | meritorious | worthy, deserving recognition and praise | 12 | |
| 4826327976 | petulant | peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset | 13 | |
| 4826327977 | prerogative | a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence | 14 | |
| 4826327978 | provincial | 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 | 15 | |
| 4826327979 | simulate | to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of | 16 | |
| 4826327980 | transcend | to rise above or beyond, exceed | 17 | |
| 4826327981 | umbrage | shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion | 18 | |
| 4826327982 | unctuous | excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable | 19 |