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innuendo
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a hint, indirect suggestion
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intercede
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to plead on behalf of someone else
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elicit
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to draw fourth, bring out
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unctuous
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excessively smooth or smug; fatty, oily
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expostulate
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to attempt to dissuade someone
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assuage
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to make easier or milder, relieve
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lurid
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causing shock, horror; pale in color
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umbrage
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shade cast by trees; an overshaddowing influence
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hiatus
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a gap, opening, break
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jaded
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wearied, worn-out, dulled
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transcend
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to rise above or beyond
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hackneyed
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used so often as to lack freshness
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coalition
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a combination or merger for some purpose
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decadence
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decline, decay or deterioration
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petulant
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peevish, easily irritated or upset
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simulate
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to make a pretense of, imitate
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meritorious
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worthy, deserving recognition and praise
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provincial
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a person with a narrow point of view
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approbation
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the expression of approval, praise
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prerogative
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a special right or privilege; quality showing excellence
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