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4923763499approbationthe expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval0
4925253727assuageto make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put and end to, appease, satisfy, quench1
4925266158coalitiona combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose2
4925270584decadencedecline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence3
4925282496elicitto draw forth, bring out from some source (such as anther person)4
4925288011expostulateto attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning5
4925297848hackneyedused so often as to lack freshness or originality6
4925300569hiatusa gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing)7
4925306847innuendoa hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense)8
4925314262intercedeto plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement9
4925321764jadedwearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence)10
4925331314luridcausing shock, horror or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint11
4925342902meritoriousworthy, deserving recognition and praise12
4925347030petulantpeevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset13
4925354045prerogativea special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence14
4925360384provincialpertaining to and outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward; of a simple, plain design that originated in the countryside; (n.) a person with a narrow point of view; a person from an outlying area; a soldier from a province or colony15
4925384640simulateto make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of16
4925391303transendto rise above and beyond, exceed17
4925395968umbrageshade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; and overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion18
4925406883unctuousexcessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable19

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