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21 Cards in this Set
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(noun)Decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay ; excessive self indulgence
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Decadence
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(verb)to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning
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expostulate
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(verb)to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)
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elicit
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(noun)the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval
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Approbation
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(verb)to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench
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Assauge
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(noun)A combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose
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Coalition
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(adj)peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset
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Petulant
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(noun) a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence
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prerogative
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(adj) causing shock, horor, or revulsion; sensational ; pole or sallow in color ; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint
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lurid
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(adj) wearied, worn out, dulled (in sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence
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jaded
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(adj) used so often as to lack freshness or originality
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hackneyed
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(noun) A gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing)
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hiatus
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(noun) a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference
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innuendo
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(verb) to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement
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intercede
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(adj) worthy, deserving recognition and praise
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Meritorious
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(adj) 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
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Provincial
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(noun) a person with a narrow point of view; a person from an outlying area; a soldier from a province or colony
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Provincial
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(verb to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of
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simulate
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(verb) to rise above or beyond, exceed
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transcend
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(noun) shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion
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Umbrage
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(adj) excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily;pliable
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unctuous
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