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8349825207ApprobationThe expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval0
8349835343AssuageTo make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench1
8349842731DecadenceDecline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay, excessive self-indulgence.2
8349846704ElicitTo draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)3
8349852842InnuendoA hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense)4
8349867950MeritoriousWorthy, deserving recognition and praise5
8349874800PetulantPeevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset6
8349884035PrerogativeA special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence7
8349904680TranscendTo rise above or beyond, exceed8
8349909672UnctuousExcessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable.9
8349919987AmeliorateTo improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming.10
8349926062CallowWithout experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers.11
8349946896EptiomeA summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality.12
8349957339ExhortTo urge strongly, advise earnestly.13
8349965579IngratiateTo make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense).14
8349980468IntrinsicBelonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part.15
8349999845InveighTo make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval.16
8350011781StringentStrict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste.17
8350027703SurmiseTo think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; likely idea that lacks definite proof.18
8350052809AdventitiousResulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental, not essential; (medicine) acquired, not congenital.19
8350075632AscribeTo assign or refer to (as a cause or source), attribute.20
8350086568CircuitousRoundabout, not direct.21
8350093485CommiserateTo sympathize with, have piety or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress.22
8350104636ExpediteTo make easy, cause to progress faster.23
8350117894ExpiateTo make amends, make up for; to avoid.24
8350125313InadvertentResulting from or marked by lack of attention; unintentional, accidental.25
8350148999NominalExisting in name only, not real; too small to be considered or taken seriously.26
8350158647ProclivityA natural or habitual inclination or tendency (especially of human character or behavior.27
8350176381VitriolicBitter, sarcastic; highly caustic or biting (like a strong acid).28
8350196365TenuousThin, slender, not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness; of slight importance; lacking a sound basis, poorly supported.29

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