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approbation
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the expression of approval or favorable opinion, 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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a 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 so often as to lack freshness or originality
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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 pleade on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go- between in a disagreement
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