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20 Cards in this Set
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Approbation |
The expression of approval or favorable opinion praise official approval |
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Assuage |
To make it easier or milder relieve to quit, calm to put an end to appease, satisfy,quench |
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Coalition |
A combination union or merger for some specific purpose |
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Decadence |
Decline, decay or deterioration a condition or period of decline or decay excessive self indulgence |
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Elicit |
To draw forth bring out from some source(such as another person) |
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Expostulate |
To attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning |
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Hackneyed |
Used so often asked to lack freshness or originality |
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Hiatus |
A gap opening break (in the sense of having an element missing) |
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Innuendo |
A hint indirect suggestion or reference (often in a Derogatory sense) |
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Intercede |
To plead on behalf of someone else to serve as a third-party or go-between in a disagreement |
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Jaded |
Wearied worn-out Dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence) |
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Lurid |
Causing shock horror or Revuision sensational pale or sallow in color terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint |
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Meritorious |
Worthy deserving recognition and praise |
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Petulant |
Peevish annoyed by trifles easily irritated and upset |
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Prerogative |
A special right or privilege a special quality showing excellence |
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Provincial |
Pertaining to an outlying area local narrow in mind or Outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward of a simple plain design that originated in the countryside A person with a narrow point of view A person from in outlying area A soldier from a province or colony |
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Simulate |
To make a pretense of imitate to show the outer signs of |
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Transcend |
To rise above or beyond exceed |
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Umbrage |
Shade cast by trees foliage giving shade an overshadowing influence or power offense resentment A vague suspicion |
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Unctuous |
Excessively smooth or smug trying to hard to give an impression of earnestness sincerity or piety, fatty oily ,pliable |