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33 Cards in this Set
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Expostulate
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to attempt to dissuade someone
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Transcend
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to rise above
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Unctuous
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smooth or smug
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Umbrage
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shade cast by trees
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Approbation
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expression of approval, praise
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Simulate
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to make pretense of
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Provincial
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pertaining to an outlaying area
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Prerogative
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a special right or privlige
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Petulant
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peevish, annoyed
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assuage
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to make easier
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decandence
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decline
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elict
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to draw forth
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hackneyed
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lack freshness, originality
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hiatus
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gap, opening
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intercede
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to plead on someone elses behalf
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Expostulate
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to attempt to dissuade someone
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Transcend
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to rise above
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Unctuous
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smooth or smug
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Umbrage
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shade cast by trees
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Approbation
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expression of approval, praise
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Simulate
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to make pretense of
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Provincial
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pertaining to an outlaying area
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Prerogative
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a special right or privlige
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Petulant
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peevish, annoyed
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assuage
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to make easier
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decandence
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decline
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elict
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to draw forth
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hackneyed
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lack freshness, originality
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hiatus
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gap, opening
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intercede
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to plead on someone elses behalf
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jaded
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wearied, worn-out
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lurid
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causing shock, horror
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meritorious
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worthly, deserving recognition
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