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19 Cards in this Set
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approbation
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approval,consent
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assuage
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sooth, appease
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coalition
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tempo ray alliance, esp. of political parties; fusion into one whole
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decadence
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moral or cultural decline; immoral behavior
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elicit
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draw out (facts, response, ect.)
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expostulate
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make protest, remonstrate
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hackneyed
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over used, trite
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hiatus
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gap in series
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innuendo
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allusive remark (usually depreciatory or sexually suggestive
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intercede
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intervene on behalf of another; plead
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jaded
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tired out, surfeited
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lurid
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bright and glaring in colour; sensational, shocking; ghastly, wan
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meritorious
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praiseworthy
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petulant
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peevishly impatient or irritable
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prerogative
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right or privilege exclusive to individual or class
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provincial
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unsophisticated or uncultured person
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simulate
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pretend to be, have , or feel; counterfeit; reproduce condition of (situation) for training
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umbrage
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offense taken
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unctuous
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unpleasing flattering; greasy
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