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20 Cards in this Set
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Approbation (Noun)
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favorable Opinion, praise
Syn: Commendation |
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Assuage (Verb)
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to quiet, calm, to appease
Syn: Alleviate |
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Coalition (Noun)
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A combination, union
Syn: Alliance |
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Decadence (Noun)
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Decay, excessive self-indulgence
Syn: Corruption |
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Elicit (Verb)
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To draw forth
Syn: Evoke |
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Expostulate (Verb)
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To attempt to dissuade by earnest reasoning
Syn: Protest |
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Hackneyed (Adjective)
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Originality
Syn: Banal, Trite |
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Hiatus (Noun)
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Opening, gap
Syn: Pause |
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Innuendo
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A hint, inderect
Syn: Insinuation |
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Intercede (Verb)
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To plead on behalf of someone
Syn: Intervene |
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Jaded (Verb)
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Worn out
Syn: sated |
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Lurid (Adjective)
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Causing shock, revulsion, sensational, passionate in intensity
Syn: Gruesome |
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Meritorious (Adjective)
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Worthy, deserving of recognition
Syn: Laudable |
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Petulant (Adjective)
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Peevish, annoyed by triffles
Syn: Testy |
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Prerogative (Noun)
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A special right or privilege
Syn: Perquisite |
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Provincial (Adjective)
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Local, narrow in mind, that originated in the country side
Syn: Parochial |
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Simulate (Verb)
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To imitate
Syn:Pretend |
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Transcend (
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Beyond
Syn: Surpass |
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Umbrage (Noun)
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Shade cast by trees, overshadowing influence
Syn: Pique |
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Unctuous (Adjective)
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Excessively smooth or smug, fatty, oily
Syn: Servile |
