Unit D-1
Unit D-1
Unit D-1
Unit D-1
Unit D-1
100
the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval
What is approbation?
100
a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence
prerogative
100
assuage
to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to; appease, satisfy, quench
100
umbrage
shade cast by trees; foliage; giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense; resentment; a vague suspicion
100
transcend
to rise above or beyond, exceed
200
worthy, deserving recognition or praise
meritorious
200
jaded
wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence)
200
petulant
peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset
200
provincial
pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward
200
coalition
a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose
300
to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to; appease, satisfy, quench
assuage
300
intercede
to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement
300
decadence
decline, decay; or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence
300
meritorious
worthy, deserving recognition or praise
300
unctuous
excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable
400
used so often as to lack freshness or originality
hackneyed
400
lurid
causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint
400
lurid
causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint
400
intercede
to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement
400
innuendo
a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense)
500
pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward
provincial
500
expostulate
to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning
500
simulate
to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of
500
hiatus
a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing)
500
elicit
to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)
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