Vocab List #1

approbation

• the expression of approval or favorable opinion
• combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose.

• 1. to draw forth, bring out from some source

• 1. gap, opening, break(in the sense of having an element missing)

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

assuage

• wearied, worn-out, dulled(in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence

• to make easier, milder; relieve; to quiet or calm; to put an end to

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

• used so often as to lose freshness or originality Synonyms: banal, corny, trite, commonplace

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

coalition

• pertaining to an outlying area, narrow-minded, of a simple, plain design that originated in the countryside.

• peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset

• combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose

• worthy, deserving of recognition or praise

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

decadence

• shade cast by trees, foliage giving shade, an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment, a vague suspicion

• excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily, pliable

• to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs o

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

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

elicit

•  horror or revulsion

• to draw forth, bring out from some source

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  1. wearied, worn-out,

•  corruption

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

expostulate

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

• lacuna

• degeneration

• hint, an indirect suggestion

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

hackneyed

• to plead on behalf of someone else, to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement 

• to draw forth, bring out from some source

• used so often as to lose freshness or originality

• sensational, pale or sallow in color

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

hiatus

• a vague suspicion

• annoyed by trifles

• narrow-minded

• gap, opening, break

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

innuendo

•  horror or revulsion

• worn-out, dulle

• a special right or privilege

• hint, an indirect suggestion, or reference

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

intercede

• to plead on behalf of someone else, to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement

•  to rise above or beyond, exceed

• pertaining to an outlying area, narrow-minded, of a simple, plain design that originated in the countryside.

•  to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C