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20 Cards in this Set
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approbation
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praise, official approval
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assuage
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relieve, quiet, calm; put an end to, satisfy
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coalition
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a combination, union, or merger
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decadance
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decline, decay, or deterioration
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elicit
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bring out from some source
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expostulate
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to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision
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hackneyed
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used so often as to lack freshness and 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, reference
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intercede
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to plead on behalf of someone else, serve as a 3rd party
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jaded
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wearied, worn out, dull
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lurid
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causing shock, horror; pale or sallow in color
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meritorious
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worthy, deserving recognition and praise
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petulant
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peevish, easily irrated and upset
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prerogative
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special right of privelage
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provincial
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pertaining to an outlying area; person with a narrow point of view
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simulate
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to make a pretense of, imitate
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transcend
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rise above or beyond, exceed
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umbrage
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shade cast by trees, overshadowing influence or power; vague suspicion
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unctuous
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excessively smooth or smug; trying to hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity
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