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