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20 Cards in this Set
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approbation
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approval
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assuage
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to relieve
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coalition
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alliance, league
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decadence
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decay
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elicit
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extract
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expostulate
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protest
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hackneyed
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corny, silly
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hiatus
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gap, pause
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innuendo
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hint, reference
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intercede
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intervene
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jaded
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worn out
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lurid
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gory, causing shock, gruesome
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meritorious
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praiseworthy, desevering recognition
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petulant
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easily irritated
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prerogative
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privilege
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provincal
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country side, narrow minded
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simulate
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imitate, pretend
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transcend
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rise above and beyond
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umbrage
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resentment, annoyance
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unctous
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trying to hard to give an impression of kindess
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