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Unit 1 Vocab
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25
English
11th Grade
10/25/2012

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Approbation
Definition
(n) approval
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Assauge
Definition
(v) to quiet or calm
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Coalition
Definition
(n) combination, union, or merger for specific purpose
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Decadence
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(n) decline, decay
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Elicit
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(v) draw forth, bring out from some source
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Expostulate
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(v) to discourage
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Hackneyed
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(adj) worn out, overdone
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Hiatus
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(n) gap, opening, break
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Innuendo
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(n) hint, indirect suggestion, or reference
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Intercede
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(v) to plead on behalf of someone else, to serve as a 3rd party
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Jaded
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(adj) wearied, worn-out, dulled
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Lurid
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(adj) causing shock, horror, revulsion; sensational
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Meritorious
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(adj) praiseworthy
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Petulant
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(adj) easily irritated or annoyed
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Prerogative
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(n) a special right or privilege
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Provincial
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(adj) local; narrow in mind or outlook
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Simulate
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(v) to make a pretense of; imitate
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Transcend
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(v) to rise above or beyond, exceed
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Umbrage
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(n)an overshadowing influence or power
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Unctuous
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(adj) trying to hard to give an impression of sincerity
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Abhor
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(v) to hate, loathe
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Altercation
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(n) a noisy or angry dispute
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Antipathy
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(n) intense dislike
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Antithesis
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(n) direct opposite, contrast
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Bandy
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(v)to exchange back and forth
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