| A | B |
| intercede | to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or to go between in a disagreement |
| hackneyed | used so often as to lack freshness or originality |
| approbation | the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval or sanction |
| inneundo | a hint, indirect suggestion, or refernce(often in a derogatory sence) |
| coalition | a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose |
| elicit | to draw forth, bring out from some source |
| hiatus | a gap, opening, break, |
| assuage | to make easier or milder, relieve;to quiet, calm, to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench |
| decadence | decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessice self-indulgence |
| expostulate | to attempt tp dissuade someone from some course or decision by ernest reasoning |
| simulate | to make a pretence of, imitate; to show the out signs of |
| jaded | wearied, worn-out, dulled |
| umbrage | foliage giving shade; shade cast by trees; an overshowding influenc or power; offense, resentment |
| prerogative | a special right or priviege; a special quality |
| lurid | causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color |
| transcend | to rise above or beyond, exceed |
| provincinal | pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook |
| petulant | peevish, annoyed by rifles, easily irritated |
| unctuous | fatty,oily, and pliable; excessively smooth or smug |
| meritorious | worth, deserving recongition and praise |