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20 Cards in this Set
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approbation
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the expression of approval
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assuage
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to make easier or milder
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coalition
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a combination
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decadence
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decline, decay,
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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
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hackneyed
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used so often as to lackfreshness
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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
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intercede
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to plead on behalf of someone else.
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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.
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meritorious
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worthy
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petulant
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peevish
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preogative
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special right or privilege
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provincial
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pertaining to an outlying area
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simulate
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to make a pretense
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transcend
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to rise above or beyond
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umbrage
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shade cast by trees
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unctuous
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exessively smooth or smug
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