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20 Cards in this Set
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approbation
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noun - praise, expression of approval
syn - commendation, sanction |
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assuage
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verb - to make easier, relieve, to quit, calm, appease, put an end to
syn - appease, satisfy, quench, alleviate, slake, allay, mitigate |
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coalition
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noun - a combination, union, or merger for a specific purpose
syn - alliance, league, federation |
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decadence
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noun - decline, decay, or deterioration, a condition or period of decline, excessive self-indulgence
syn - degeneration, corruption |
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elicit
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verb - to draw forth, bring out from some source
syn - call forth, evoke, extract, educe |
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expostulate
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verb - to attempt to dissuade someone by reasoning
syn - protest, remonstrate, complain |
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hackneyed
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adjective - used so often as to lack freshness or originality
syn - banal, trite, commonplace, corny |
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hiatus
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noun - a gap, opening, break
syn - pause, lacuna |
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innuendo
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noun - a hint, indirect suggestion or reference
syn - insinuation, intimation |
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intercede
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verb - to plead on behalf of someone else
syn - intervene, mediate |
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jaded
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adjective - wearied, worn-out, dulled
syn - sated, surfeited, cloyed |
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lurid
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adjective - causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or shallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity
syn - gruesome, gory, grisly, baleful, ghastly |
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meritorious
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adjective - worthy, deserving recognition and praise
syn - praiseworthy, laudable, commendable |
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petulant
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adjective - peevish, easily irritated and upset
syn - irritable, testy, waspish |
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prerogative
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noun - special right or privilege; special quality showing excellence
syn - perquisite, perk |
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provincial
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adjective - local, pertaining to an outlying area; narrow in mind or outlook; simple, plain design originating in countryside
noun - person with a narrow point of view syn - narrow-minded, naive, parochial, insular |
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simulate
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verb - to make a pretense of, imitate
syn - feign, pretend, affect |
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transcend
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verb - to rise above or beyond, exceed
syn - surpass, outstrip |
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umbrage
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noun - shade cast by trees, an overshadowing power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion
syn - irritation, pique, annoyance |
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unctuous
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adjective - excessively smooth or smub; trying to hard to give an impression of earnestness; oily; pliable
syn - mealymouthed, servile, fawning, greasy |
