hackneyed: lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal and trite
approbation: approval or praise
innuendo: an allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disparaging one
coalition: an alliance for combined action, especially a temporary alliance of political parties forming a government or of states
elicit: evoke or draw out (a response, answer, or fact) from someone in reaction to one's own actions or questions
hiatus: a pause or gap in a sequence, series, or process
assuage: make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense
decadence: moral or cultural decline as characterized by excessive indulgence in pleasure or luxury
expostulate: express strong disapproval or disagreement
simulate: imitate the appearance or character of
jaded: tired, bored, or lacking enthusiasm, typically after having had too much of something
umbrage: offense or annoyance
prerogative: a right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class
lurid: very vivid in color, especially so as to create an unpleasantly harsh or unnatural effect
transcend: be or go beyond the range or limits of (something abstract, typically a conceptual field or division)
provincial: of or concerning a province of a country or empire
petulant: (of a person or their manner) childishly sulky or bad-tempered
unctuous:
(of a person) excessively or ingratiatingly flattering; oily
meritorious: deserving reward or praise
1. I am sorry, but I have to intercede into this conversation.
2. The thought of women still having to be in the kitchen is so hackneyed.
3. My friend does not have approbation to marry his girlfriend.
4. That was a very sexual innuendo.
5. I know that we do not have a coalition with ISIS.
6. They wanted an elicit from those people to see if the price seems right for the flipped house.
7. I hate it when my favorite television show takes a hiatus.
8. I don't think even Brendon Urie can assuage this situation.
9.
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