Vocabulary #2 - Definitions and Sentences

intercede - intervene on behalf of another
"Two kids got into a fight but an adult came in to intercede."

 hackneyed - lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal and trite
"The joke was hackneyed that it lost its humor."

approbation - approval or praise
"The girl's singing was full of approbation from her parents."

 innuendo - an allusive or oblique remark or hint
"A man shot an innuendo, insulting the boy."

 coalition - an alliance for combined action, especially a temporary alliance
"Jim and Jeremy started a coalition after learning that both had the same goal."

 elicit - evoke or draw out (a response, answer, or fact) from someone in reaction to one's own actions or questions
"After with no response, the teacher tried to elicit the students to speak out their mind"

 hiatus - a pause or gap in a sequence, series, or process
"Because of low budget, the show went into a hiatus."

 assuage - make an unpleasant feeling less intense
 "He assuaged the situation by leaving the scene."

 decadence - moral or cultural decline as characterized by excessive indulgence in pleasure or luxury
"His gold bathtub is nothing but just sheer decadence."

 expostulate - express strong disapproval or disagreement
"After hearing his plan, he made sure to expostulate to his plan."

 simulate - imitate the appearance or character of
"Artificial sugar simulates real sugar without sugar's properties."

 jaded - tired, bored, or lacking enthusiasm, typically after having had too much of something
"After watching the movie five times, it became jaded."

 umbrage - offense or annoyance
"He took umbrage at the comment."

 prerogative - a right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class

"As being part of the club, a member is prerogative to be able to have fun."

 

lurid - very vivid in color, especially so as to create an unpleasantly harsh or unnatural effect.
"The video was very lurid that it gave its viewers seizers."

 transcend - be or go beyond the range or limits of
"Meditation allows one to transcends to one's mind."

 provincial - of or concerning a province of a country or empire
"A man is very provincial."

 petulant - childishly sulky or bad-tempered
"An undisciplined child could be petulant."

 unctuous - excessively or ingratiatingly flattering; oily
"He seemed anxious to please but not in an unctuous way"

 meritorious - deserving reward or praise
"A meritorious idea could make one famous."