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20 Cards in this Set
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Approbation
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The expression of approval or favorable opinion; praise; official approval
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asuage
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To make easier or milder; relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to; appease; satisfy; quench
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coalition
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to combine; union or merger for some specific purpose
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decadence
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decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgencedecline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence
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elicit
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to draw forrth; bring out from some source (such as another person)
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expostulate
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to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning
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hackneyed
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used so often as to lack freshness or originality
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hiatus
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a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having some element missing)
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innuendo
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a hint; indirect suggestions or reference (often in a derogatory sense)
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intercede
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to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement
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jaded
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wearied, worn out (in the sense of being saturated by excessive indulgence)
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lurid
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causing shock, horror or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lac of restraint
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meritorious
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worthy; deserving recognition and praise
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perogative
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a special right or priviledge; a special quality showing excellence
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petulant
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peevish; annoyed by trifles; easily irritated and upset
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provincial
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pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook; countrified in the sense of bing limited and backward; of a simple, plaind design that originated in countryside; personally narrow of view; person from an outlying area
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simulate
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to make a pretense of; imitate; to show the outer signs of
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transcend
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to rise above; beyond; exceed
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umbrage
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offense or annoyance; shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense; resentment; a vague suspicion
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unctuous
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excessively smmothe r smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness; sincerity or piety; oily; pliable
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