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20 Cards in this Set
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Approbation
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The expression of approval or favorable opinion.
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Assuage
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To make easier or milder, relieve
To put an end to, satisfy |
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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 period of decline or decay
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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 (often derogatory)
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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
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Jaded
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Wearied, worn-out, dulled
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Lurid
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Causing shock, horror, or revulsion
Terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint |
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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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Prerogative
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A special right or privilege
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Provincial
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Pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook
A person with a narrow point of view; a person from an outlying area |
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Simulate
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To make a pretense of, imitate
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Transcend
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To rise above or beyond, exceed
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Umbrage
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Shade cast by trees; an overshadowing influence or power
Offense, resentment |
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Unctuous
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Excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness or sincerity
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