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14 Cards in this Set
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Prerogative
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A special right or privilege; A special quality showing excellence.
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Provincial
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Pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the 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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Umbrageunc
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An overshadowing influence or power
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Unctuous
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Excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnest, sincerity, or piety
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Affable
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Courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to
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Hiatus
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A gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing)
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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 plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement)
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Jaded
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Wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence)
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Lurid
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Causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational
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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 trifles, easily irritated and upset
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