| A | B |
|---|
| approbation | praise; commendation |
| assuage | to make easier; mitigate; alleviate |
| coalition | a combo, union; alliance; league |
| decadence | decline; decay; degeneration; corruption |
| elicit | to draw forth; call forth; evoke |
| expostulate | to attempt to dissuade; protest |
| hackneyed | used so often; banal; trite |
| hiatus | a gap, opening; pause; lacuna |
| innuendo | a hint or indirect suggestion; insinuation |
| intercede | to plead on behalf; intervene; mediate |
| jaded | wearied; worn-out; sated; surfeited |
| lurid | causing shock; gruesome; gory |
| meritorious | worthy; deserving praise; laudable |
| petulant | peevish; annoyed by trifles; irritable |
| prerogative | special right or privilege; perk |
| provincial | pertaining to outlining area; local; narrow-minded |
| simulate | to make pretense of; feign; pretend |
| transcend | to rise above; exceed; surpass |
| umbrage | shade cast by trees; offense; irritation; annoyance |
| unctuous | excessively smooth; trying too hard; mealymouthed |
