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19 Cards in this Set
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approbation
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expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise
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assuage
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to make easier or milder;to quiet, calm
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coalition
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combination, union, merger for some specific purpose
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decadence
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decline, decay, deterioration
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elicit
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to draw forth, bring out from some source
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errant
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wandering;moving in an aimless or lightly changing way; deviating from what is correct or accepted.
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hackneyed
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used so aften as to lack freshness or originality
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hiatus
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gap, opening, break
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innuendo
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hint, indirect suggestion or reference
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intercede
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to plead in behalf of someone else, to serve as a third party or go between in a quarell or other disagreement.
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jaded
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wearied, worn out, dulled
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laggard
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person who moves slowly or falls behind.
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meritorious
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worthy, deserving recognition and praise
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petulant
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peevish, annoyed by trifless, easily irritated and upset
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prerogative
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special right or privilege
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provincial
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narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in sense of being limited and backward.
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simulate
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to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of.
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transcend
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to rise above or beyond, exceed.
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unctuous
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excessively smooth and smug; ingratiating;trying too ahrd tog ive an impression of superior morality, piety.
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