english ap Flashcards
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| 11358351111 | approbation | (n.) the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval |  | 0 |
| 11358351112 | assuage | (v.) to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench |  | 1 |
| 11358351113 | coalition | a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose |  | 2 |
| 11358351114 | decadence | (n.) decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence | 3 | |
| 11358351115 | elicit | (v.) to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person) | 4 | |
| 11358351116 | expostulate | express strong disapproval or disagreement |  | 5 |
| 11358351117 | hackneyed | used so often as to lack freshness or originality | 6 | |
| 11358351118 | hiatus | (n.) a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing) | 7 | |
| 11358351119 | innuendo | (n.) a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense) |  | 8 |
| 11358351120 | intercede | (v.) to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement |  | 9 |
| 11358351121 | jaded | (adj.) wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence) | 10 | |
| 11358351122 | lurid | (adj.) causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint |  | 11 |
| 11358351123 | meritorious | (adj.) - deserving of praise or merit | 12 | |
| 11358351124 | petulant | Irritable or short-tempered | 13 | |
| 11358351125 | prerogative | a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence | 14 | |
| 11358351126 | 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 | |
| 11358351127 | simulate | to imitate | 16 | |
| 11358351128 | transcend | to go beyond | 17 | |
| 11358351129 | umbrage | (n.) Shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion | 18 | |
| 11358351130 | unctuous | (adj.) Excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable | 19 |