| A | B |
|---|
| approbation | the expression of a favorable opinion |
| assuage | to make easier or milder; to calm |
| coalition | a combination,union |
| decadence | decline,decay or deterioration |
| elicit | to bring out from some source |
| expostulate | to attempt to dissuade someone from something |
| hackneyed | to lack freshness or originality |
| hiatus | a gap,opening or break |
| innuendo | a hint,indirect suggestion or refrence |
| intercede | to plead on behalf of someone else,or go between in a disagreement |
| jaded | wearied,worn-out,dulled |
| lurid | causing a shock, horror, revulsion; pale |
| meritorious | worthy,deserving recognition and praise |
| petulant | peevish,annoyed by trifles,easily irritated and upset |
| prerogative | a special rigt or privilege |
| provincial | pertaining to an outlying area,narrow in outlook |
| simulate | to imitate |
| transcend | to rise above or beyond,exceed |
| umbrage | shade cast by trees; foliage gving shade |
| unctuous | excessively smooth or smug |
