Shostak-Unit 1

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approbation

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the expression of approval or favorable opinon, praise; official approval

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assuage

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to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench

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coalition

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combination, union or merger for some specific purpose

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decadence

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decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence

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elicit

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to draw forth, bring out from some source

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expostulate

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to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning

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hackneyed

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used to something so often as to lack freshness or orginality

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hiatus

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a gap, opening, break

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innuendo

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a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference

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intercede

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to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement

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jaded

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wearied, worn-out, dulled

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lurid

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causing shock, horror, or revulsion;sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint

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meritorious

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worthy, deserving recognition and praise

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petulant

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peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset

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prerogative

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a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence

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provincial

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pertaining to an outlying area; local;narrow in mind or outlook; a person with a narrow point of view; a person from an outlying area

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simulate

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to pmake a pretense of; imitate; to show the outer signs of

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transcend

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to rise above or beyond, exceed

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umbrage

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shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offence, resentment; a vague suspicion

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unctuous

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excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable

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ameliorate

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to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming--amend, better--worsen, aggravate,exacerbate

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aplomb

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poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity

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bombastic

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pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas

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callow

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w/o experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; w/o feathers

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drivel

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saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose, foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense; to waste or fritter away foolishly

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epitome

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summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality--abstract, digest, model,archetype

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exhort

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to urge strongly, advise earnestly

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ex officio

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by virtue of holding a certain office

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infringe

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to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds--encroach, impinge, intrude,poach--stay in bounds

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ingratiate

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to make oneself agreeable and this gain favor or acceptance by others--cozy up, curry with flavor--alienate, humiliate oneself, mortify oneself

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interloper

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one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder--trespasser, meddler, buttinsky

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intrinsic

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belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part-- immanent, organic--extrinsic, external, outward

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inveigh

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to make violent attack in words, epress strong disapproval--rail, harangue, fulminate

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lassitude

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weariness of body or mind, lack of energy--fatigue, lethargy, torpor--energy, vitality, liveliness

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millennium

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period of one thousand years; period of great joy--chiliad, golden age, prosperity, peace--doomsday, day of judgment

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occult

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mysterious, magical, supernatural;secret, hidden from view; to hide, conceal; eclipse; matters w/supernatural--esoteric, abstruse--mundane, common

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permeate

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to spread through, penetrate, soak through

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precipitate

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to fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; characterized in excessive haste; product of an action or process

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stringent

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strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste--stern, tough, urgent,--mild lax,lenient, permissive

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surmise

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to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; likely idea that lacks definite proof--infer, gather, inference

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abominate

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to have an intense dislike or hatred for--loatrhe, abhor--relish, savor, cherish, esteem

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acculturation

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modification of the social patterns, traits, or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another--adaptation

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adventitious

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resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental, not essential

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ascribe

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to asssign or refer to, attribute

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circuitous

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roundabout, not direct

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commiserate

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to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress

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enjoin

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to direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way; to prohibit

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expedite

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to make easy, cause to process faster

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ferment

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state of great excitement agitation or turbulance, to produce alcohol

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inadvertent

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resulting from or marked by lack of attention; unintentional, accidental

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nominal

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existing in name only, not real; too small to be considered or taken seriously

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noncommittal

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not decisive or definite; unwilling to take a clear position or to say yes or no

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peculate

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to steal something that has been given into ones' trust; to take improperly

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proclivity

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a natural or habitual inclination or tendency--natural bent, penchantm propensity

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sangfroid

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composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances

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seditious

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resistant to lawful authority; having the purpose of overthrowing an established government

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tenuous

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thin, slender, not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness; of slight importance; poorly supported

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vitriolic

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bitter, sarcastic; highly caustic or biting

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wheedle

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to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end

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expiate

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to make amends, make up for; to avert