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Vocabulary #1

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Definition
approbation   expression of approval/favorable opinion, praise; official approval/sanction  
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assuage   to make easier/milder, relieve;to quite, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench  
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coalition   a combination, union, or merge for a specific reason  
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decadence   decline, decay, or deterioration; condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self- indulgence  
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elict   to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)  
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expostulate   to attempt to dissuade some1 from some course or decision by earnest reasoning  
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hackneyed   used so often as to lack freshness or origionality  
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hiatus   a gap, opening, break(in the sence of having an element missing)  
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innuendo   a hint, indirect suggestion, or referance (often in a derogatory sence)  
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intercede   plead on behalf of some1 else; to serve as a 3rd party or go-between in a disagreement  
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jaded   wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense off being satiated by excessive indulgence)  
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lurid   causing shock, horror, revulsion; sensational; pale/shallow in color; terrible/passionate in intensity or lack of restraint  
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meritorious   worthy, deserving recognition and praise  
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petulant   peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated & upset  
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prerogative   a special right/privilege; a special quality showing excellence  
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provincial   pertaining 2 an outlying area;local;narrow in mind/outlook, countrified in the sence of being limited&backward;of a simple/plain design that originated in the countryside; (n.)a person from a outlying area; soldier from a province/colony  
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simulate   to make pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of  
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transcend   to rise above and beyond, exceed  
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umbrage   foliage(trees) giving shade; overshadowing influence/power, offense, resentment; a vague suspicion  
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unctuous   fatty, oily,& pliable; excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an inpression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety  
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