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20 Cards in this Set
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Approbation
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praise/official approval
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not dissaproval
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assuage
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to make easier or milder, relieve
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alleviate
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coalition
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a union or merger for some specific purpose
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alliance, league
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decadence
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decline, decay
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corruption?
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elicit
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to draw forth
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evoke/extract
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expostulate
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to attempt to dissuade from some course or decision by reasoning
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protest
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hackneyed
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lack of freshness or originality
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trite
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hiatus
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a gap, opening, or break
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pause
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innuendo
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a hint, indirect suggestion
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insinuation
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intercede
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to plead on behalf of someone else
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intervene
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jaded
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wearied, worn-out
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sated
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lurid
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causing shock, horror, or revulsion
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gruesome,gory, grisly
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meritorious
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worthy, deserving recognition or praise
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commendable
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petulant
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peevish, annoyed by trifles
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irritable
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prerogative
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a special right or privilege, a special quality showing excellence
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perquisite
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provincial
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narrow in mind or outlook, a simple plain design; a person with a narrow-minded point of view
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naive, insular
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simulate
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to make a pretense of, imitiate
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feign
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transcend
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to rise above or beyond
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surpass
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umbrage
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an overshadowing influence of power, offense, resentment
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irritation, pique
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unctous
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excessively smooth or smug, trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness
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greasy, fawning
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