List 1, 2010, so1
the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval | ||
to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench | ||
a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose | ||
decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence | ||
to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person) | ||
to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning | ||
used so often as to lack freshness or originality | ||
a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing) | ||
a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory manner) | ||
to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement | ||
wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence) | ||
causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint | ||
worthy, deserving recognition and praise | ||
peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset | ||
a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence | ||
pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward | ||
to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of | ||
to rise above or beyond, exceed | ||
shade cast by trees; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment | ||
excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; pliable |