Vocabulary Fall List #2 + Sentences

1. Intercede- When a fight between two students got violent, a teacher was forced to intercede.
2. Hackneyed-When Bob asked his dad for a new bike, his dad said that he preferred him to use the same hackneyed bike. 
3. Approbation- At the concert, the crowd applauded with approbation.
4. Innuendo- Some teenagers enjoy making sexual innuendos.
5. Coalition- The UN is a group of representatives of each country based off the ideas of coalition and world peace.
6. Elicit- The sad movie elicited tears from the audience.
7. Hiatus- I decided to travel during my year-long hiatus.
8. Assuage- To help assuage my troubled past, I decided to see a therapist.
9. Decadence- The dreary room was filled with filthy decadence.
10. Expostulate- I try not to expostulate when I get mad at my family.
11. Simulate-The depressed teenager simulated happiness in front of his family.
12. Jaded- Sarah was really excited for her new job but was quickly jaded.
13. Umbrage- The boy tried not to take umbrage to his little sister's rude remark.
14. Prerogative- In the U.S., we have the prerogative to vote for which candidate we want as president.
15. Lurid- The black paint on the walls gave the room a lurid effect.
16. Transcend- The sun transcended on the deep, blue ocean.
17. Provincial- People who never leave the house have a very provincial mind-set.
18. Petulant- The parents were always annoyed with her petulant children.
19. Unctuous- After winning many medals, Erik was as unctuous as ever.
20. Mentorious- After the Titanic sank, it was no longer a mentorious ship.