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21 Cards in this Set

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Prerogative (n.)

A special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence.

Elicit (v.)

To draw forth, bring out from some source.

Coalition (n.)

A combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose.

Expostulate (v.)

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

Provincial (n.)

A person with a narrow point of view; a person from an outlying area; a soldier from a province or colony.

Assauge (v.)

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

Petulant (adj.)

Peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritaed and upset.

Lurid (adj.)

Causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or swallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint.

Intercede (v.)

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

Decadence (n.)

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

Innuendo (n.)

A hint, indirect suggestion, or reference.

Meritorious (adj.)

Worthy, deserving recogntion or praise.

Hiatus (n.)

A gap, opening break.

Simulate (v.)

To make pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of.

Umbrage (n.)

Shade cast by tree; foliage; giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense; resentment; a vague suspicion.

Approbation (n.)

The expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval

Transcend (v.)

To rise above or beyond, exceed

Provinicial (adj.)

Pretaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook; countrified in the sense of being limited and backward

Jaded (adj.)

Wearied, worn-out, dulled

Hackneyed (adj.)

Used so often as to lack freshness or originality

Unctuous (adj.)

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