English 10 Vocabulary Words Unit 1

expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise

official approval

to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm

to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench

combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose

decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay

excessive self-indulgence

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

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

used so often as to lack freshness or originality

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

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

to plead on behalf of someone else

to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement

wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence)

causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational

pale or sallow in color

terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint

worthy, deserving recognition and praise

peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset

a special right or privilege

a special quality showing excellence

pertaining to an outlying area; local

narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward

of a simple, plain design that originated in the countryside

a person with a narrow point of view

a person from an outlying area

a soldier from a province or country

to make a pretense of, imitate

to show the outer signs of

to rise above or beyond, exceed

shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade

an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion

excessively smooth or smug

trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness