Vocabulary Workshop Level F, Unit 1

Transcend

(v) to rise above or beyond, exceed

Simulate

to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of

Unctuous

(adj) excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable

Petulant

(adj) peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset

Provincial

(adj) pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward; of a simple, plain design that originated in the countryside

Hiatus

(n) a gap, opening, break (in sense of having an element missing)

Approbation

(n) the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval

Lurid

(adj) causing shock, horror or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint

Hackneyed

(adj) used so often as to lack freshness or originality

Jaded

(adj) wearied, worn-out, dulled (in a sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence)

Meritorious

(adj) worthy, deserving recognition and praise

Coalition

(n) a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose

Innuendo

(n) a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense)

Prerogative

(n) a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence

Decadence

(n) decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence

Umbrage

(n) shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion

Expostulate

(v) to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning

Elicit

(v) to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)

Assuage

(v) to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench

Intercede

(v) to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement