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35 Cards in this Set
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coalition (s)
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alliance, league, federation, combine
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decadence (s)
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degeneration, corruption
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assuage (s)
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mitigate, alleviate, slake, allay
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coalition (a)
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splinter group
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innuendo (a)
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direct statement
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hiatus (a)
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continuity, continuation
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jaded (a)
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unspoiled, uncloyed
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elicit (s)
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call forth, evoke, extract, educe
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expostulate (s)
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protest, remonstrate, complain
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hackneyed (s)
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banal, trite, commonplace, corny
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innuendo (s)
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insinuation, intimation
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intercede (s)
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intervene, mediate
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jaded (s)
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sated, surfeited, cloyed
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lurid (s)
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gruesome, gory, grisly, baleful, ghastly
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meritorious (s)
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praiseworthy, laudable, commendable
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petulant (s)
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irritable, testy, waspish
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prerogative (s)
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perquisite, perk
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provincial (s)
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narrow-minded, parochial, insular, naive
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simulate (s)
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feign, pretend, affect
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transcend (s)
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surpass, outstrip
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umbrage (s)
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irritation, pique, annoyance
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unctuous (s)
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mealymouthed, servile, fawning, greasy
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approbation (a)
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disapproval, condemnation, censure
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assuage (a)
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intensify, aggravate, exacerbate
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decadence (a)
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rise, growth, development, maturation
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elicit (a)
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repress, quash, squelch, stifle
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hackneyed (a)
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new, fresh, novel, original
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lurid (a)
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pleasant, attractive, appealing, wholesome
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meritorious (a)
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blameworthy, reprehensible, discreditable
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petulant (a)
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even-tempered, placid, serene, amiable
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provincial (a)
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cosmopolitan, catholic, broad-minded
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umbrage (a)
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pleasure, delight, satisfaction
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unctuous (a)
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gruff, blunt
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hiatus (s)
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pause, lacuna
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approbation (s)
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commendation, sanction
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