Vocab Definitions & Sentences

- Intercede: to act in behalf of someone in trouble
          He did not even dare to intercede for such a nation.
- Hackneyed: repeated too often
        The whole essay was based off of hackneyed information.
- Approbation: approval or praise
         The girl's parents approbation her new boyfriend.
- Innuendo: a insulting comment or gesture
          His friend said a innuendo phrase to the teacher.
 - Coalition: a combination or alliance
           The staff at schools are a example of coalition.
- Elicit: to reveal information or act
           The Drake's album can be elicit.
- Hiatus: a gap, break, or interruption
            The play had a short hiatus.
- Assuage: to make something better
            The coach created a new assuage play for them to win.
- Decadence: a behavior that shows a love for self-indulgence, pleasure, and money
              Many celebrities have the decadence for high class cars.
- Expostulate: to try to reason with someone while showing a lot of disagreement
              The daughter showed expostulate towards her mother's decision.
- Simulate: to imitate or take on the look of something
             Cal of Duty is simulated to look and feel what war is like.
- Jaded: worn out or dulled over time
              Her sweater looked jaded compared to her new one.
- Umbrage: annoyance
               The teacher had a umbrage look when the student asked the same question.
- Prerogative: a privilege
                People who are over eighteen years of age get the prerogative right to vote.
- Lurid: something gruesome or vivid in a shocking way
                The crime scene on the show looked lurid.
- Transcend: to go past defined limits
               The students grades were transcend compared to last year.
- Provincial: something related to a specific country or something that is small minded and unsophisticated
                 Inside her house there was provincial furniture from Italy.
- Petulant: Someone who gets irritated without a good reason
                 The toddler gave a petulant tantrum in the store.
- Unctuous: a slippery feel in a character
                  An example of unctuous is how a sloth feels.
- Meritorious: Something that has value or that is deserving of praise
                 The boy had meritorious throughout high school and college.