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Unit 1 Focus Words assuage, decadence, hiatus, intercede, petulant, transcend Wordnik

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Unit 1Focus Words

assuage, decadence, hiatus, intercede, petulant, transcend

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Assuage

verb

verb: assuage; 3rd person present: assuages; past tense: assuaged; past participle: assuaged; gerund or present participle: assuaging

To make easier o milder, relieve

To quiet, calm

To put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench

Middle English: from Old French assouagier, asouagier, based on Latin ad- ‘to’ (expressing change) + suavis ‘sweet.’

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The pain of the headache was assuaged by the aspirin.

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Decadence

noun: decadence

moral or cultural decline as characterized by excessive indulgence in pleasure or luxury.

Decline, decay, or deterioration

A condition or period of decline or decay

Excessive self-indulgence

mid 16th century: from French décadence, from medieval Latin decadentia ; related to decay.

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The decadence of the upper classes lead to a questionable moral decisions.

The decadence of the dinner, followed by the rich desert that she could not pass up, left the woman feeling bloated and tired.

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Hiatus

Noun

noun: hiatus; plural noun: hiatuses

a pause or gap in a sequence, series, or process.

a gap, opening, break (in the sense o having an element missing)

mid 16th century (originally denoting a physical gap or opening): from Latin, literally ‘gaping,’ from hiare ‘gape.’

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I needed the hiatus from work to recharge and be ready for new challenges. It was too bad when my vacation ended.

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intercede

verb

verb: intercede; 3rd person present: intercedes; past tense: interceded; past participle: interceded; gerund or present participle: interceding

To plead on behalf of someone else

To serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement

late 16th century: from French intercéder or Latin intercedere ‘intervene,’ from inter- ‘between’ + cedere ‘go.’

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The men were lucky the ref interceded in their argument, otherwise they may have ended up in a fist fight.

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petulant

adjective: petulant

Peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset

(of a person or their manner) childishly sulky or bad-tempered.

late 16th century (in the sense ‘immodest’): from French pétulant, from Latin petulant- ‘impudent’ (related to petere ‘aim at, seek’). The current sense (mid 18th century) is influenced by pettish.

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Sally did not like it when anyone gota better grade on a test.So, when her classmate asked for help studying for the test, she petulantly crossed her arms and refused to help her.

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transcend

verb

To rise above or beyond

Exceed

be or go beyond the range or limits of (something abstract, typically a conceptual field or division).

Middle English: from Old French transcendre or Latin transcendere, from trans- ‘across’ + scandere ‘climb.’

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John was able to transcend his physical limitations and completed a marathon last week.

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