AP Language Vocabulary Unit 1 Flashcards
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4926799152 | Approbation | The expression of approval or favorable opinion | 0 | |
4926799153 | Assuage | To put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench | 1 | |
4926799154 | Coalition | A combination, union, or merger | 2 | |
4926799155 | Decadence | Decline, decay, deterioration, excessive self-indulgence | 3 | |
4926799156 | Elicit | To draw forth | 4 | |
4926799157 | Expostulate | To attempt to dissuade someone from some decision | 5 | |
4926799158 | Hackneyed | Used so often as to lack originality | 6 | |
4926799159 | Hiatus | A gap, opening, break | 7 | |
4926799160 | Innuendo | A hint, indirect suggestion, reference | 8 | |
4926799161 | Intercede | To plead on behalf of someone else, to be a third party in a disagreement | 9 | |
4926799162 | Jaded | Wearied, worn-out, dulled | 10 | |
4926799163 | Lurid | Causing shock, horror, or revulsion | 11 | |
4926799164 | Meritorious | Worthy, deserving of recognition or praise | 12 | |
4926799165 | Petulant | Peevish, annoyed by trifles, irritable | 13 | |
4926799166 | Prerogative | A special right or privilege | 14 | |
4926799167 | Provincial | Local, narrow in mind or outlook | 15 | |
4926799168 | Simulate | To make a pretense of, imitate | 16 | |
4926799169 | Transcend | To rise above or beyond, exceed | 17 | |
4926799170 | Umbrage | Shade cast, an overshadowing power, offense, resentment | 18 | |
4926799171 | Unctuous | Excessively smooth or smug | 19 |