Vocabulary #1
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| 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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