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20 Cards in this Set
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Approbation |
The expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval |
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Assuage |
To make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench |
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Coalition |
A combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose |
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Decadence |
Decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive indulgent |
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Elicit |
To draw forth, bring out of some source (such as another person) |
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Expostulate |
To attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning |
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Hackneyed |
Used so often as to lack freshness or originality |
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Hiatus |
A gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing) |
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Innuendo |
A hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense) |
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Intercede |
To plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement |
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Jaded |
Wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence) |
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Lurid |
Causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restaint |
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Meritorious |
Worthy, deserving of recognition and praise |
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Petulant |
Peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset |
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Prerogative |
A special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence |
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Provincial |
Pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward; of a simple, plain design originating in the countryside |
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Simulate |
To make pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of |
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Transcend |
To rise above or beyond; exceed |
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Umbrage |
Shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion |
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Unctuous |
Excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable |
