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20 Cards in this Set
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approbation
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commendation, sanction
desapproval, censure |
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elicit
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call forth, evoke, extract
repress, stifle |
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assuage
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mitigate, alleviate, allay
intensify, aggravate |
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coalition
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alliance, league, federation
splinter group |
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decadence
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degeneration, corruption
growth, development |
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expostulate
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proteset, remonstrate, complain
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hackneyed
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banal, trite, commonplace
new, fresh, novel |
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hiatus
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pause, lacuna
continuity, continuation |
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innuendo
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insinuation, intimation
direct statement |
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intercede
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intervene, mediate
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jaded
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sated, surfeited, cloyed
unspoiled, uncloyed |
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lurid
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gruesome, grisly, ghastly
pleasant, appealing |
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meritorious
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praiseworthy, laudable, commendable
blameworthy, descreditable |
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petulant
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irritable, testy, waspish
even-tempered, amiable |
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prerogative
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perquisite, perk
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provincial
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narrow-minded, parochial, insular
catholic, broad-minded |
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simulate
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feign, pretend, affect
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transcend
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surpass, outstrip
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umbrage
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irritation, pique, annoyance
pleasure, delight |
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unctuous
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servile, fawning, greasy
gruff, blunt |
