Vocabulary 2

Intercede

def: intervene on behalf of another

Syn: mediate, intermediate, negotiate

Sentence: The Oil program intervene with the negotiation with the Verizon program and the Gas company.

Hackneyed

Def: (of a phrase or idea) lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal and trite
Syn: overused, overdone, overworked
Sentence: He took a lot of hackneyed on the fact that he just use him to get back with his wife

Approbation
Def: approval or praise
Syn: approval, acceptance, endorsement
Sentence: My application needs approbation so we can go to the field trip to Channel Island University.

Innuendo
Def: an allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disparaging oneSyn: suggestion, intimation, implication
Sentence: The innuendo is to study and do your homework to pass all your classes.

Coalition
Def: an alliance for combined action, especially a temporary alliance of political parties forming a government or of states
Syn: alliance, union, partnership
Sentence:  Our coalition is with Great Britain and the USSR.

Elicit
Def: evoke or draw out (a response, answer, or fact) from someone in reaction to one's own actions or questions
Syn: Obtain, draw out, extract, bring out,
Sentence:  I tied to elicit what the question was asking me to do for my essay

Hiatus
Def: a pause or gap in a sequence, series, or process
Syn: pause, break, gap
Sentence: When he was presenting he had a very good Hiatus between his presentation.

Assuage
Def: make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense
Syn: relieve, ease, soothe
Sentence: The coach realized  that he was practicing the girls to hard that he decided to assuage in his practice.

Decadence
Def: moral or cultural decline as characterized by excessive indulgence in pleasure or luxury
Syn: corruption, degeneracy
Sentence: Getting to know the decadence of the cowboys from Texas was amazing got to learn the Western dance and culture that many people don't use as much

Expostulate
Def: express strong disapproval or disagreement
Syn: disagree with, argue with
Sentence: I expostulate what George said because abortion is not the right choice to get rid of babies.

Simulate
Def: imitate the appearance or character of
Syn: imitate, reproduce, replicate
Sentence: The seeds need to simulate to create a big farm.

Jaded
Def: tired, bored, or lacking enthusiasm, typically after having had too much of something
Syn: sated, glutted
Sentence: I was so jaded that all I did was lay in bed and be on my phone.

Umbrage
Def: offense or annoyance
Syn: take offense
Sentence: She took umbrage on his remarks that he mention.

Prerogative
Def: a right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class
Syn: entitlement, right , privilege, advantage
Sentence: The prerogative of owning is tablet is better because the tablets work great unlike the school tablets.

Lurid
Def: very vivid in color, especially so as to create an unpleasantly harsh or unnatural effect
Syn: bright, brilliant, vivid
Sentence:  I love the lurid colors on the poster.

Transcend
Def: be or go beyond the range or limits of (something abstract, typically a conceptual field or division
Syn: rise above, cut across
Sentence: There was an issue transcending all the reports to the government.

Provincial
Def: of or concerning a province of a country or empire
Syn: small town, outlying
Sentence: The government had to do with provincial decisions with the government.

Petulant
Def: (of a person or their manner) childishly sulky or bad-tempered
Syn: bad-tempered
Sentence: He was acting very petulant towards the teacher.

Unctuous
Def: (of a person) excessively or ingratiatingly flattering; oily
Syn: fawning, obsequious
Sentence: He seemed to anxious to please but not in an unctuous way.

Meritorious
Def: deserving reward or praise
Syn: praiseworthy, admirable
Sentence: He got a medal for meritorious in athletes.