Tuesday, August 20, 2013

vocabulary: fall #1

expository - intended to explain or describe something
composition - the nature of somethings ingredients or constituents
assuage - to make less intense
decadence - moral or cultural decline especially after a peak of achievement 
hackneyed - lacking significance through having been overused
coalition - an alliance for combined action, especially a temporary alliance of politcal parties forming a govermnet or of states
transcend - be or go beyond the range of limits
meritorious - deserving reward or praise
lurid - very vivid in color especially so as to create a very unpleasantly or unnatural effect
petulant - childishly sulky or bad-tempered

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