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approbation
the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise, official approval
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assuage
to make easier or milder, relieve, to quiet, calm, to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench
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coalition
a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose
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decadence
decline, decay, deterioration, a condition or period of decline or decay, excessive self-indulgence
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elicit
to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)
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expostulate
to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning
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hackneyed
used so often as to lack freshness or originality
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hiatus
a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing)
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innuendo
a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense)
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Intercede
a plead on behalf of someone else, a go-between
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Jaded
wearied, worn-out, dulled, or sated
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Lurid
Causing shock, horror, or revulsion
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Meritorious
Worthy, deserving of recognition or praise
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Petulant
Peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset
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Prerogative
A special right or privilege, a special quality showing excellence
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Provincial
pertaining to an outlying area, local, narrow in mind or outlook
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Simulate
to make pretense of, imitate, to show the outer signs of.
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Transcend
to rise above or beyond, to exceed
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Umbrage
shade cast by trees, or an overshadowing influence or power
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Unctuous
excessively smooth or smug, trying too hard, sincerity, or piety
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