Vocab 1

(n.) the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval

(v.) to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to,

appease, satisfy, quench

(n.) a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose

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

decay; excessive self-indulgence

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

(v.) to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by

earnest reasoning

(adj.) used so often as to lack freshness or originality

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

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

(v.) to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-

between in a disagreement