Level F Vocabulary

(n) the expression of favorable opinion, praise; official approval

(v) to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench

(n) a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose

(n) decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self indulgence.

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

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

(adj) used so often as to lack freshness or originality

(n) a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having something missing)

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

(v) to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go- between in a disagreement.

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

(adj) causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint

(adj) worthy, deserving recognition and praise

(adj) peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset

(n) a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence

(adj) pertaining to an outlying are; 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; (n) a person with a narrow point of view; a person from an outlying area; a soldier from a province or colony

(v) to make pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of

(v) to rise above or beyond, exceed

(n) shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion

(adj) excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable