| A | B |
|---|
| approbation | approval or favorable opinion, commendation |
| assuage | to make it easier or milder, quiet or calm |
| coalition | an union or combination, to work together |
| decadence | decay, deterioration, decline |
| elicit | to bring it out from another source, call forth |
| expostulate | attempt to argue with someone, complain or protest |
| hackneyed | used so often it is overused, boring, trite, old |
| hiatus | a break, gap or pause |
| innuendo | a hint or indirect suggestion, insinuation |
| intercede | to go between, help someone else, mediate |
| jaded | wearied, worn out, dull, tired |
| lurid | causing shock or horror, gruesome, gory |
| meritorious | worthy of praise or recognition |
| petulant | childish, annoying, irritable |
| prerogative | a special right or privilege (ex: because of age) |
| provinical | narrow outlook on something, a small outlying area |
| simulate | pretend, imitate, feign |
| transcend | to go above exceed, over one's head |
| umbrage | to take offense to a remark; shade tree |
| unctuous | excessively smooth, to kiss up, |
