Vocab 1a quiz

intercede

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

hackneyed

used so often as to lack freshness or originality

approbation

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

innuendo

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

coalition

a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose

elict

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

hiatus

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

assuage

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

decadence

(n.) decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay;

expostulate

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