Unit 1
Meritorious
(adj.) worthy, deserving recognition and praise
Ameliorate
(v.) to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming
Circuitous
(adj.) roundabout, not direct
Exhort
(v.) to urge strongly, advise urgently
Expedite
(v.) to make easy, cause progress faster
Decadence
(n.) decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self indulgence.
Bombastic
(adj.) pompous or overblown language; full o high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideals
Acculturation
(n.) the modification of social patterns, traits, or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another; the resultant blend
Decadence
(n.) decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence
Seditious
(adj.) resistant to lawful authority; having the purpose of overthrowing an established government
Innuendo
(n.) a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense)
ingratiate
(v.) to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense).
(v.) to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end
Ferment
(n.) a state of great excitement, agitation, or turbulence; (v.) to be in or work into such a state; to produce alcohol by chemical action
Provincial
(adj.) Pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward; of a simple, plain design that originated in the countryside; (n.) a person with a narrow point of view; a person from an outlying area; a soldier from a province or country.
(v.) to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning
Ex Officio
(adj., adv) by virtue of holding a certain office
Expiate
(v.) To make amends, make up for; to avert
Approbation
(n.) the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval
(adj.) strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste
Unctuous
(adj.) excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty; oily; pliable
Precipitate
(v.) to fall as moisture; to bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinct form to; (adj.) characterized by excessive haste; (n.) moisture; product of an action or process
Adventitious
(adj.) resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental, not essential; (medicine) aquired, not congenital.
inveigh
(v.) to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval
Umbrage
(n.) shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion