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the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval |
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APPROBATION |
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to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench |
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ASSUAGE |
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a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose |
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COALITION |
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decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence |
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DECADENCE |
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to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person) |
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ELICIT |
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an attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning |
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EXPOSTULATE |
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used so often as to lack freshness or originality |
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HACKNEYED |
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a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing) |
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HIATUS |
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a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense) |
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INNUENDO |
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to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement |
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INTERCEDE |
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wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence) |
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JADED |
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causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint |
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LURID |
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worthy, deserving recognition and praise |
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MERITORIOUS |
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peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset |
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PETULANT |
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a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence |
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PREROGATIVE |
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(adj.) pertaining to an 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 colony |
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PROVINCIAL |
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to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of |
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SIMULATE |
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to rise above or beyond, exceed |
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TRANSCEND |
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shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion |
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UMBRAGE |
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excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression or earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable |
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UNCTUOUS |
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to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming |
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AMELIORATE |
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poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity |
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APLOMB |
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pompous or overblown in language; full of high sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas |
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BOMBASTIC |
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without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers |
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CALLOW |
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(n.) saliva or mucous flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense; (v.) to let saliva flow from the mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly |
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DRIVEL |
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a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality |
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EPITOME |
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to urge strongly, advise earnestly |
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EXHORT |
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by virtue of holding a certain office |
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EX OFFICIO |
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to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds |
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INFRINGE |
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to make oneself agreeable an thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense) |
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