Fall list #2 Definitions/Sentences

• Intercede: To act or interpose in behalf of someone in difficulty or trouble, as by pleding or petition. The kindergarten teacher had to intercede between the argument of the children, soon they were friends again.
• Hackneyed: Lacking in freshness or originality. The movie would have been great if it wasn't for all the hackneyed scenes.
• Approbation: Approval; commendation. All the new kids want is the approbation of everyone else.
• Innuendo: An indirect intimation about a person or thing, especially of a disparaging or derogatory nature. Nobody knew the innuendo about the drink problem.
• Coalition: A combination or alliance, especially a temporary one between persons, factions, states, etc. A coalition was assembled to fight against poverty in the U.S.
• Elicit: To draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke. An ASB meeting was called to elicit a quick solution to the small problem.  
• Hiatus: A break or interruption in the continuity of a work, series, action, etc. The crying child kept causing a hiatus for the workers.
• Assuage: To make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate. As time passed, we tried to assuage our pain of the terrible loss.
• Decadence: The act or process of falling into an inferior condition or state. There is great decadence of the Mexican culture.
• Expostulate: To reason earnestly with someone against something that the person intends to do or has done. A Christian tried to expostulate their beliefs to an atheist.
• Simulate: To assume or have the appearance or characteristics of. The little boy tried simulating what the reader with sight problems would do. 
• Jaded: Worn out or wearied, as by overwork or overuse. The student was jaded after a long day of practice.
• Umbrage: Offensive; annoyance; displeasure. My dad was full of umbrage after he realized I wasn't going to stop asking for money until I got it.
• Prerogative: An exclusive right, privilege, etc., exercised by virtue of rank, office, or the like. The seniors have a prerogative to leave school campus unlike the rest of us.
• Lurid: Gruesome; horrible; revolting. The food at the restaurant was lurid and they had terrible service as well.
• Transcend: To rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed. My little brother always tries to transcend in his work so the teacher will notice him and compliment him for it.
• Provincial: Belonging or peculiar to some particular province; local. My friend is so provincial, she won't appear in public without a hoodie.
• Petulant: Moved to or showing sudden, impatient irritation, especially over some trifling annoyance. My uncle is very petulant when it comes to waiting in line.
• Unctuous: Characterized by excessive piousness or moralistic fervor, especially in an affected manner; excessively smooth, suave, or smug. The office had a very unctuous texture.
• Meritorious: Deserving praise, reward, esteem, etc.; praiseworthy. They received a gift for their meritorious work.