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approbation
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the expression of approval or favorable opinion; praise
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assuage
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to make easier or milder, relieve, to quiet or calm
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coalition
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a combination, union, or merge of resources
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decadence
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decline, decay
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elicit
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to draw forth, bring out from some source
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expostulate
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to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or 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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gap, opening, break
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innuendo
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hint, indirect suggestion, or reference
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intercede
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to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party during disagreement
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