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15 Cards in this Set
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(n.) the expression of approval or favorable opinion, prise: official approval
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approbation
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(v.) to make easier or milder, relieve: to quiet, calm: to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench
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assuage
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(n.) a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose
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coalition
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(n.) decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence
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decadence
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(v.) to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)
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elicit
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(v.) to attept to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning
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expostulate
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(adj.) used so often as to lack freshness or originality
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hackneyed
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(n.) a gap, opening, break (in the sence of having en element missing)
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hiatus
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(n.) a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference
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innuendo
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(v.) 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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(adj.) wearied, worn-out, dulled
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jaded
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(adj.) causing shock, horror, or revulstion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint
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lurid
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(adj.) worthy, deserving recognition and praise
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meritorious
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(adj.) peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset
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petulant
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(n.) a special right or privelege; a special quality showing excellence
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prerogative
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