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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| approbation | the expression of approval or favorable opinion |
| assuage | to make easier or milder |
| coalition | a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose |
| decadence | decline, decay, or deterioration |
| elict | to draw forth, bring out from another source |
| expostuate | protest |
| hackneyed | used so often as to lack in originality |
| hiatus | a gap, opening, break |
| innuendo | a hint, indirect suggestion |
| intercede | to plead on behalf of someone else, to serve as a third party |
| jaded | wearied, worn-out, dulled |
| lurid | causing shock |
| meritorious | worthy,deserving recognition and praise |
| petulant | peevish, annoyed by trifles |
| prerogative | a special right or privilege |
| provincial | pertaining to an outlying area, narrow-minded |
| simulate | to make pretense of |
| transcend | to rise above or beyond |
| umbrage | shade casted by trees |
| unctuous | excessivly smooth or smug |