vocabulary: fall list 2

1. intercede:intervene or behalf of other. I begged him to intercede for my uncle but he refused. 2. hackneyed: lacking significance through having been overused. Hackneyed old sayings. 3. approbation: approval or praise. You will never have my approbation to cheat. 4. innuendo: an allusive or oblique remark or hint. She is always making sly innuendoes. 5. coalition: an alliance for combined action. A coalition between democrats and republicans is common today. 6. elicit: response, answer or fact. They invariably elicit exclamations of approval from guests. 7. hiatus: a pause in a sequence, series or process. There was a brief hiatus in the war with France. 8. assuage: make an unpleasant feeling less intense. The letter assuaged the fear of most of our members. 9. decadence: moral or cultural decline. The president denounced western decadence in America. 10. expostulate: express strong disapproval or disagreement. I expostulated with him in vain. 11. simulate: imitate the appearance or character of. Red ocher intended to simulate blood. 12. jaded: tired or bored. Meals to tempt the most jaded appetites. 13. umbrage: offense or annoyance. She took umbrage at his remarks. 14. prerogative: a right or privileged exclusive to a particular individual or class. Owning an automobile was still prerogative of the rich. 15. lurid: very vivid in color. Lurid food colors can capture attention easy. 16. transcend: be or go beyond the limits of something abstract typically a conceptual field or division. Transcending in political parties is not easy. 17. provincial: concerning a province, country or empire. Provincial elections are held every certain time. 18. petulant: bad tempered. He was moody and really petulant. 19. unctuous: excessively or ingratiatingly flattering oily. He seemed anxious to but not in a unctuous way. 20. meritorious: deserving reward or praise. Here is a medal for your meritorious conduct.