AP EL Flashcards
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| 14648351873 | approbation | (n.) the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval | 0 | |
| 14648351874 | assuage | (v.) to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench | 1 | |
| 14648351875 | coalition | a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose | 2 | |
| 14648351876 | decadence | (n.) decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence | 3 | |
| 14648351877 | elicit | (v.) to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person) | 4 | |
| 14648351878 | expostulate | to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning | 5 | |
| 14648351879 | hackneyed | used so often as to lack freshness or originality | 6 | |
| 14648351880 | hiatus | (n.) a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing) | 7 | |
| 14648351881 | innuendo | (n.) a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense) | 8 | |
| 14648351882 | intercede | (v.) to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement | 9 | |
| 14648351883 | jaded | (adj.) wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence) | 10 | |
| 14648351884 | lurid | (adj.) causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint | 11 | |
| 14648351885 | meritorious | worthy, deserving recognition and praise | 12 | |
| 14648351886 | petulant | peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset | 13 | |
| 14648351887 | prerogative | a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence | 14 | |
| 14648351888 | 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 | |
| 14648351889 | simulate | to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of | 16 | |
| 14648351890 | transcend | to rise above or beyond, exceed | 17 | |
| 14648351891 | umbrage | (n.) Shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion | 18 | |
| 14648351892 | unctuous | (adj.) Excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable | 19 |