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

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