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15 Cards in this Set
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approbation
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noun
expression of approval -commendation -disapproval |
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assuage
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verb
to make easier -mitigate, alleviate -intensify,aggravate |
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coalition
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noun
union -alliance,league -splinter group |
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decadence
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noun
decline or decay -degeneration -rise,growth |
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elicit
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verb
to draw forth,bring out -evoke,extract -repress,quash |
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expstulate
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verb
to attempt to dissuade someone -protest,remonstrate,complain |
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hackneyed
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adj
lacks freshness or originality -banal,trite,corny -new,fresh |
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hiatus
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noun
gap or opening -paus,lacuna -continuity |
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innuendo
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noun
a hint -insinuation,intimation -direct statement |
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intercede
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verb
to plead on behalf of someone else -intervene mediate |
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jaded
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adj
wearied,worn-out -sate,srufeited -unspoiled,uncloyed |
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lurid
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adj
causing shock,horror -gruesome,gory -pleasent,attractive |
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meritorious
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adj
worthy,deserving recognition -praiseworthy,laudable -blameworthy,reprehensible |
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petulant
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adj
peevish,annoyed -irritable,testy -even-tempered,placid |
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prerogative
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noun
special right or privilege -perquisite,perk |
