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16 Cards in this Set
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Intercede
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To plead on behalf or 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 recognition and praise
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Petulant
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Peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated
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Prerogative
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A special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence
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Provincial
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Local; narrow in mind or outlook
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Simulate
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To make pretense of, imitate
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Transcend
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To rise above or beyond, exceed
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Umbrage
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Shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade
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Unctuous
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Excessively smooth or smug
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Approbation
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The expression of approval
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Expostulate
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To attempt to dissuade someone from some course of decision by earnest reasoning
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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
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Innuendo
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A hint, indirect suggestion
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