Vocabulary Workshop Level F, Unit 1

coalition

a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose

hiatus

a gap, opening, break

innuendo

a hint or indirect suggestion

prerogative

a special right or privilege

umbrage

an overshadowing influence or power

lurid

causing shock or horror

decadence

decline, decay, or deterioration

meritorious

deserving of recognition or praise

petulant

easily irritated or upset

unctuous

excessively smooth or smug

provincial

pertaining to an outlying area, narrow-minded

approbation

the expression of approval

expostulate

to attempt to dissuade someone from some course

elicit

to draw forth, bring out from some source

simulate

to make a pretense of

assuage

to make easier or milder

intercede

to plead on behalf of someone else

transcend

to rise above or beyond

hackneyed

used so often as to lack originality or freshness

jaded

wearied (by excessive indulgence)