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20 Cards in this Set
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approbation
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the expression of approval
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assuage
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to make easier, relieve
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coalition
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a combination, union
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decadence
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decline
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elicit
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to draw forth
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expostulate
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protest
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hackneyed
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used so often as to lack originality
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hiatus
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a gap, break
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innuendo
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a hint
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intercede
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intervene
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jaded
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worn-out
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lurid
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causing shock, gruesome, gory
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meritorious
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worthy, deserving recognition
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petulant
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easily irritated
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prerogative
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a special right or privilege
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provincial
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pertaining to any area, narrow minded
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simulate
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imitate
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transcend
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to rise above
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umbrage
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shade cast by trees, irritation
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unctuous
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excessively smooth, trying too hard to give an impression of sincerity
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