vocabulary

S = sentences
Intercede- to plead on an others behalf
S: Intercede for the people.
Hackneyed- overused and thus cheapened
S: Hackneyed situations come across as fresh and funny.
Approbation- praise, commendation
S: This explains why it has the approbation of the greatest scholars of our times.
Innuendo- an indirect or subtle and usually derogatory implication in expression insinuation
S: The big knobs in advertising use innuendo all the time.
Elicit – to being out evoke
S: Elicit a suitable response from the children for each assembly.
Hiatus – an interruption in space, time, community
S: The first is to identify the sacral hiatus.
Assuage- to make less burdensome or painful
S: Assuage the bad feelings.
Decadence- a process condition or period of deterioration or decline as in moral or act
S: Decadence in a society.
Expostulate- to reason earnestly with someone in an effort to dissuade or connect
S: My uncle expostulated against his going forth to fight in person.
Simulate- to imitate the appearance or characteristics
S: Simulate working conditions,
Jaded-weary of event
S: Jaded view of the event.
Umbrage- offense
S: my teacher had published some verses of a religious character, which had given umbrage to some sect other.
Prerogative- special right or privilege
S: Prerogative of the nation state.
Lurid- sensational; shocking
S: Lurid colors chosen for the front cover of a book to attract the buyers.
Transcend- to go beyond the ordinary limit
S: Transcends what’s being said about the story.
Provincial- of a particular province
S: One bad thing in many places is the provincial.
Petulant- showing impatient irritation
S: Petulant behavior carried on for over a year.
Unctuous- overly suave or smug
S: Unctuous wine with amazing depth and class.
Meritorious- deserving praise, reward, esteem
S: Meritorious contributions to learning.