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20 Cards in this Set
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the expression of approval or favorable
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approbation
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to make easier
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assuage
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a combinatio, union or merger for some specific purpose
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coalition
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decline,decay
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decadence
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to draw forth, bring out from source
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elicit
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to attempt to dissaude someone
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expostulate
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lack of freshness/orignality
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hackneyed
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gap, opening, break
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hiatus
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a hint, suggestion
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innuendo
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to plead on behalf of someone else
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intercede
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wearied, worn out, dulled
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jaded
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causing shock, horro, or revulsion
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lurid
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worthy of praise
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meritorious
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peevish, annoyed, irritated
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petulant
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special right or priveledge; special quality
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prerogative
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pertaining to an outlying area; local; close-minded
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provincial
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to make pretense of; imitate
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simulate
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to rise avove and beyond
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transcend
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foliage; shade; overshadowing
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umbrage
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smooth/smug.. trying too hard
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unctuous
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