Vocabulary List # 1

Which sentence uses approbation in the correct way?

• Reverend Hale has finally indicated his approbation of Abigail.

• Mr. Hale gave Sarah an look of approbation for failing her midterm.

• My speech granted looks of approbation from my family and friends.

What is the correct definition for assuage?

• to make more difficult, harder, burden; to incite

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

  
  

Which sentence uses the word coalition correctly?

• • The theater department formed a coalition with the local department store.

• The football team formed a coalition with the opposing team to win the game on Sunday.

• John Proctor and Thomas Putnam formed a beneficial coalition to stop the witch hunt.

Find the correct definition for decadence

• growth, rise, advancement, ascent, life

• • decline, decay, deterioration; a period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence

  
  

What sentence uses the word elicit correctly?

• Governor Danforth was uninterested in the attempt from Reverend Hale to elicit information from the girls.

• The prisoner was elicit with his confession when he refused to answer questions.

• • My attempt to elicit information over the phone was met with a barrage of irrelevant recordings.

What does expostulate mean?

• to attempt to call someone a liar and accuse them of witchcraft or wrongdoing.

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

Which sentence uses hackneyed in the correct way?

• The line from the Super Bowl commercial was hackneyed and overdone.

• Melanie searched for for unique and hackneyed prose in her essay for literature.

Which sentence uses hiatus correctly?

• Our family decided on a hiatus this summer from Georgia.

• James loves taking a hiatus from work, as his work is the most important thing to him.

innuendo

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

• a direct statement

 intercede

• uninterested,

• • to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a go-between in a disagreement