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20 Cards in this Set
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Approbation
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(n) the expression of favorable opinion, praise; official approval
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Assuage
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(v) to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench
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Coalition
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(n) a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose
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Decadence
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(n) decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self indulgence.
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Elicit
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(v) to draw forth, to bring out from some source (such as another person)
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Expostulate
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(v) to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning
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Hackneyed
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(adj) used so often as to lack freshness or originality
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Hiatus
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(n) a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having something missing)
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Innuendo
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(n) a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often used in a derogatory sense)
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Intercede
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(v) to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement
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Jaded
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(adj) wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence)
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Lurid
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(adj) causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint
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Meritorious
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(adj) worthy, deserving recognition and praise
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Petulant
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(adj) peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset
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Prerogative
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(n) a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence
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Provincial
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(adj) pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward; of a simple, plain design that originated int he countryside; (n) a person with a narrow point of view; a person from an outlying are; a soldier form a province or colony
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Simulate
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(v) to make pretense of, imitate, to show the outer signs of
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Transcend
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(v) to rise above or beyond, exceed
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Umbrage
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(n) shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion
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Unctuous
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(adj) excessive smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable
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