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bkhs 11/F unit 1
sadlier-oxford vocab workshop level f unit 1
Question | Answer |
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approbation | the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise |
assuage | to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm |
coalition | a combination, union, or merger |
decadence | decline, decay, or deterioration |
elicit | to draw forth, bring out from some source |
expostulate | to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning |
hackneyed | used so foten as to lack freshness or originality |
hiatus | a gap, opening, break |
innuendo | a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference |
intercede | to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party |
jaded | wearied, worn-out, dulled |
lurid | causing shock, horror, or revulsion |
meritorious | worthy, deserving recognition and praise |
petulant | peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated |
prerogative | a special right or privilege |
provincial | pertaining to an outlying area, local, narrowminded |
simulate | to make a pretense of, imitate |
transcend | to rise above or beyond, exceed |
umbrage | shade cast by trees, an overshadowing influence or power, offense |
unctuous | excessively smooth or smug; trying to hard to please |