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15345962188approbationthe expression of approval of favorable opinion, praise; official approval0
15345962189assuageto make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; put and end to, appease, satisfy, quench1
15345962190coalitiona combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose2
15345962191decadencedecline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence3
15345962192elicitto draw from, bring out from some source (such as another person)4
15345962193expostulateto attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning5
15345962194hackneyedused so often as to lack freshness or originality6
15345962195hiatusa gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing)7
15345962196innuendoa hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense)8
15345962197intercedeto please of behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement9
15345962198jadedwearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence)10
15345962199luridcausing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational: place or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint11
15345962200meritoriousworthy, deserving recognition and praise12
15345962201petulantpeevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset13
15345962202prerogativea special right or privilege, a special quality showing excellence14
15345962203provincial (adj)pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind of outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward; of a simple, plain design that originated in the countryside15
15345962204provincial(n) a person with a narrow point of view; a person from an outlying area, a soldier from a province or colony16
15345962205simulateto make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of17
15345962206transcendto rise above or beyond, exceed18
15345962207umbrageshade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment, a vague suspicion19
15345962208unctuousexcessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty; oily; pliable20

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