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Approbation
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(n) expression of approval, praise: I received smiles of approbation after telling the audience that I myself paid for my piano lessons.
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Assuage
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(v) to make easier of milder: The letter assuaged the fears of most members.
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Coalition
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(n) a combination, union: The community organizations formed a coalition to fight for fair parking laws.
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Decadence
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(n) decline, decay, or deterioration: Most people agree on the cause of the Roman Republic's decadence.
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Elicit
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(v) to draw forth, bring out from some source: He tried to elicit information from the witness.
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Expostulate
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(v) to attempt to dissuade someone from some corse or decision: I find it useless to expostulate with my parents for turning down my radio.
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Hackneyed
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(adj) overused, trite: Don't use hackneyed phrases when giving a speech.
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Hiatus
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(n) a gap, opening, break: There were many hiatuses during the Thirty Years War.
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Innuendo
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(n) a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference: She is always making sly innuendos.
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Intercede
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(v) to intervene on behalf of another: She will intercede in the dispute between the two children.
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Lurid
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(adj) causing shock, horror, or revulsion; vivid in color to cause unnatural effect: I shuttered at the sight of the lurid food coloring.
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