general vocab

• Approbation: (noun) the expression of approval or favorable opinion; praise; official approval
• Assuage: (verb) to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench
• Coalition: (noun) a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose
• Decadence: (noun) decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence
• Elicit: (verb) to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)
• Expostulate: (verb) to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning
• Hackneyed: (adjective) used so often as to lack freshness or originality
• Hiatus: (noun) a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing)
• Innuendo: (noun) a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense)
• Intercede: (verb) to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement
• Jaded: (adjective) wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence)
• Interloper: (noun) one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder
• Epitome: (noun) a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality
• Drivel: (noun) saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly
• Inveigh: (verb) to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval
• Exhort: (verb) to urge strongly, advise earnestly
• Stringent: (adjective) strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste
• Infringe: (verb) to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds
• Intrinsic: (adjective) belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part
• Ex officio: (adjective, adverb) by virtue of holding a certain office
• Permeate: (verb) to spread through, penetrate, soak through
• Surmise: (verb) to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; (noun) likely idea that lacks definite proof
• Millennium: (noun) a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy
• Ingratiate: (verb) to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense)
• Occult: (adjective) mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means; (verb) to hide, conceal; eclipse
• Aplomb: (noun) poise, assurance great self-confidence; perpendicularity
• Precipitate: (verb) to fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinct form to
• Bombastic: (adjective) pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas
• Lurid: (adjective) causing shock, horror or revulsion; sensational; pale or swallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint
• Meritorious: (adjective) worthy, deserving recognition and praise
• Prerogative: (noun) a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence
• Petulant: (adjective) peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset
• Unctuous: (adjective) excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable 
• Umbrage: (noun) shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion
• Callow: (adjective) without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers
•  Epitome: (noun) a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality
• Inveigh: (verb) to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval
•  Interloper: (noun) one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder
• Lassitude: (noun) weariness of body or mind, lack of energy
• Ameliorate: (verb) to improve, make better correct a flaw or shortcoming