Vocab. 2

Intercede : intervene on behalf of another.

Hackneyed : lacking of significance. 

Approbation : approval/ praise.

Innuendo : an oblique remark or hit.

Coalition : an alliance for combined actions.

Elicit : an evoke or draw out.

Hiatus : a pause or a gap.

Assuage : satisfy.

Decadence : a moral or cultural decline.

Expostulate : a strong disapproval or disagreement.

Simulate : imitation of an appearance .

Jaded : tired/bored.

Umbrage : offense or annoyance.

Prerogative : right or privilege.

Lurid : description of shock.

Transcend : surpass (achievement).

Provincial : a concern/province of a country or an empire.

Petulant : bad-tempered.

Unctuous : excessively or ingratiatingly flattering.

Meritorious : reward or praise.