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Vocab 8
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11th Grade
12/20/2012
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Approbation
 Definition
approval
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Assuage
 Definition
provide relief form something unpleasant
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coalition
 Definition
political alliance
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decadence
 Definition
process of civilization’s decline
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Elicit
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provoke a reaction (stimulus)
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Expostulate
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express disagreement
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Hackneyed
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ordinary and unimaginative
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Hiatus
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unexpected gap
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Innuendo
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hint of something improper
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Intercede
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plead for something
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Jaded
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bored
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Lurid
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horrifying or shocking
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Petulant
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sulky
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Prerogative
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privilege restricted to people of rank
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Provincial
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unsophisticated and narrow-minded
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Simulate
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reproducing features of something
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Transcend
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go beyond limit
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Umbrage
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offense
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Unctuous
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excessively groveling
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Meritorious
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deserving reward or praise
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