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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
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COALITION
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A COMBINTATION, UNION, OR MERGER
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DECADENCE
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DECLINE, DECAY, OR DETERIORATION
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ELICIT
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TO DRAW FORTH, BRING OUT FROM SOMEWHERE
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EXPOSTULATE
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TO ATTEMPT TO DISSIADE SOMEONE FROM SOME CAUSE
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HACKNEYED
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USED SO OFTEN AS TO LACK FRESHNESS
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HIATUS
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A GAP, OPENING, OR BREAK
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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
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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
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MERITORIOUS
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WORTHY, DESERVING OF RECOGNITION AND PRAISE
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PETULANT
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PEEVISH, ANNOYED EASILY
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PREROGATIVE
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A SPECIAL RIGHT OR PRIVELAGE
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PROVINCIAL
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PERTAINING TO AN OUTLYING AREA; LOCAL
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SIMULATE
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IMITATE, SHOW SIGNS OF
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TRANSCEND
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TO RISE ABOVE OR BEYOND
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UMBRAGE
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SHADE BY TREES
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UNCTUOUS
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FATTY, OILY, PLIABLE
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