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60 Cards in this Set
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the expression of approval or faborable opinion; praise; official approval
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approbation
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to make easier or milder, relive; to quiet, clam; to put an end to, appease, satisty, quench
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assuage
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a combination, union or merger for some specific purpose
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coalition
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decline, decay, or deterioratio; a condition or period delcine or dcay; excessive self-indlugence
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decadence
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to draw forth, bring out from some source(such as another person)
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elicit
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to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning
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expostulate
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used so often as to lack freshness or originality
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hackneyed
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a gap, openiing, break (in the sense of having an element missing)
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hiatus
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a hint, indirect suggestion, or refernce (often in a derogatory sense)
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innuendo
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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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intercede
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wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence)
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jaded
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causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of resraint
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lurid
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worthy, deserving recognition and praise
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meritorious
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peevish, annyoed by trifles, easily irritated and upset
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petulant
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a special right or privalge; a special quality showing excellence
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prerogative
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pertaining to an outlying area; local, narrow in mind or outlook; a person with a narrow point of view; a soldier from a province or colony
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provincial
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to make a pretense of, imitate, to show the outer signs of
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simulate
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to rise above or beyond, exceed
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transcend
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shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion.
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umbarge
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expcessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an inpresssion of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable
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unctuous
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to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming
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ameliorate
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poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpenidularity
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aplomb
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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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bombastic
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without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers
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callow
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saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking, nonsense;
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drivel
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a summary, condesed account; an instance that represents a larger reality
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epitome
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to urge strongly, advise earnestly
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exhort
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by virtue of holding a certain office
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ex officio
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to violate, trespass, go beyond dthe reconginized bounds
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infringe
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to make oneselft agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others
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ingratiate
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one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder
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interloper
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belonging o someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part
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intrinsic
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to make a violent attack in words, express strong disaproval
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inveigh
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weariness of body or mind, lack of energy
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lassitude
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a period of one thousand years, a period of great joy
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millennium
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mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from the view;
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occult
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to spread through, penetrate, soak through
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permeate
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to fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great hight
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precipitate
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strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling, sharp or bitter to the taste
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stringent
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to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; likely idea that lacks deinite proof
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surmise
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to have an intense dislike or hatred for
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abominate
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the modification of the social patters, traits, or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another; the resultant blend
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acculturation
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resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental, not essential;
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adventitious
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to assign or refer to (as a cuase or source), attribute
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ascribe
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roundabout, not direct
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circuitous
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to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress
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commiserate
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to direct or order, to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way; to prohibit
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enjoin
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to make easy, cause to progress faster
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expedite
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to make amends, make up for; to avert
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expiate
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a stae of great excitment, agitation, or turbulence; to be in or work into such a state; to produce alcohol by chemical action
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ferment
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resulting from or marked by lack of attention; unintentional, accidental
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inadvertent
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existing in name only, not real; toow small to be considered or taken seriously
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nominal
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not decisive or definite; unwilling to take a clear position or to say yes or no
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noncommital
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to steal something that has been given into one's trust; to take improperly for one's own use
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peculate
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a natural or habitual inclination or tendancy (especially of human character or behavior)
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proclivity
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composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances
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sangfroid
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resistent to lawful authority; having the purpose of overthrowing an established government
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seditious
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thin, slender, no dense; lacking clarity or sharpness; of slight importance or significance; lacking a sound basis, poorly supported
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tenuous
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bitter, sarcastic; highly caustic or biting (like a strong acid)
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vitriolic
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to use coaxing or flattery to gain some disered end
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wheedle
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