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20 Cards in this Set
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approbation
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the expression of aproval or favorable opinion, praise, official approval
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assuage
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to make easier or milder, relieve, to quiet, calm
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coalition
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a combination, union or merger for some specific prupose
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decadence
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decline, decay or deterioration, exccessive self indulgence
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elicit
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to draw forthm, bring out from some source (such as another person)
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expostulate
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tao 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 an element missing)
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innuendo
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a hint, indirect suggestion 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 athird party or go-between in a disagreement
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jaded
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wearied, worn out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive self indulgence)
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lurid
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causing shock, horrow, or revulsion, sensational pale or sallw in color, terrible or passionate in intensity or retraint
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meritorious
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worthy, deserving recognition and praise
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petulant
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peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irrated and upset
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prerogative
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a special right or privilege, a special quality showing excellence
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provincial
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pertaining to an outlying area...
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simulate
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to make a retense of, imitate, to show the outer signs of
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transcend
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to rise above or beyound, exceed
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umbrage
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shade cast by trees, foliage giving shade, an overshadowing influence or power, offense, resentment, a vauge suspicion
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unctuous
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excessively smooth or smu, trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity
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