English 10 Vocabulary Words Unit 1

expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise

approbation

official approval

approbation

to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm

assuage

to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench

assuage

combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose

coalition

decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay

decadence

excessive self-indulgence

decadence

to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)

elicit

to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning

expostulate

used so often as to lack freshness or originality

hackneyed

a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing) (in time)

hiatus

a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense)

innuendo

to plead on behalf of someone else

intercede

to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement

intercede

wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence)

jaded

causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational

lurid

pale or sallow in color

lurid

terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint

lurid

worthy, deserving recognition and praise

meritorious

peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset

petulant

a special right or privilege

prerogative

a special quality showing excellence

prerogative

pertaining to an outlying area; local

provincial

narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward

provincial

of a simple, plain design that originated in the countryside

provincial

a person with a narrow point of view

provincial

a person from an outlying area

provincial

a soldier from a province or country

provincial

to make a pretense of, imitate

simulate

to show the outer signs of

simulate

to rise above or beyond, exceed

transcend

shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade

umbrage

an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion

umbrage

excessively smooth or smug

unctuous

trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness

unctuous