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20 Cards in this Set
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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 (in the sense of having an element missing)
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Innuendo
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a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense)
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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
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Lurid
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causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; 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, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset
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Perogative
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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 aboce or beyond, exceed
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Umbrage
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shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; 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 earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable
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Approbation
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the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval
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Assuage
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to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisf, quench
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Coalition
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a combination, union, or merger for some specifi purpose
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Decadence
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decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or 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 attemt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning
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