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Approbation

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the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval.

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Assuage

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To make easier, milder; to relieve, calm; to calm, appease, quench

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Coalition

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a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose

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Decadence

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decline, decay, deterioration; a condition or period of decline/decay

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Elicit

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To draw forth, bring out some source

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Expostulate

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attempting to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning.

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Hackneyed

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used often, lacks freshness/originality

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Hiatus

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a gap, opening, or break

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Innuendo

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hint, indirect suggestion, reference

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Intercede

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to plead on behlaf of someone else; serve as a third party, go between a disagreement

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Jaded

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wearied, worn-out, dulled

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Lurid

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gory, causing shock, horror, or revulsion; pale, terrible.

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Meritorious

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worthy, deserving of recognition

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Petulant

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peevish; easily irritated, upset

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Prerogative

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A special right or priveledge, a special quality showing excellence

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Provincial

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Adj. - pertaining to an outlying area, local.
noun - person w/ a narrow point of view, person from an outlying area.

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Simulate

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To make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of

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Transcend

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To rise above and beyond, exceed

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Umbrage

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Offense or annoyance, or shade cast by trees.

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Unctuous

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Excessively smooth, smug; Trying too hard to seem sincere

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Ameliorate

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Improve, make better, correct a flaw

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Aplomb

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Poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity

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Bombastic

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Full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas; inflated

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Callow

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Young, inexperienced, immature

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drivel
saliva/mucus going from the mouth to the nose; aimless talk or thinking, nonsense
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epitome
summary, to condense an idea upon someone
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exhort
to urge strongly, advise earnestly.
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infringe
to violate, trespass, go beyond the recognized bounds
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ingratiate
to make ones self agreeable; to gain favor or acceptance from others.
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interloper
one who goes where they are not wanted, an intruder
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intrinsic
belonging to someone/something by nature, immanent
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inveigh
to attack verbally, express strong disapproval
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lassitude
weariness of body or mind, lack of energy; fatigue
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Millennium
period of a thousand years, period of great joy
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occult
secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means.
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permeate
to spread through, penetrate, soak through
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precipitate
to fall as moisture, to bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; provoke, produce
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stringent
strict, severe.
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surmise
To believe without certain supporting evidence; to guess
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abominate
To intensely hate or dislike.
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acculturation
The adaptation to/of a culture.
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adventitious
Something resulting by chance rather than from an inherent cause or character.
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ascribe
to assign something/someone
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circuitous
roundabout, not direct, more complex.
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commiserate
to sympathize with, feel bad for
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enjoin
to direct/order someone/something,; to prohibit
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expedite
to make easy, cause progress faster.
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expiate
to make amends/make up for, to avert
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ferment
to produce something chemically, to be caught up in great excitement, agitation, or turbulence.
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inadvertent
resulting from lack of attention; accidental
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nominal
too small to be considered or taken seriously.
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noncommittal
not decisive. indefinite; unwilling to make a clear decision.
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peculate
to take/use something for one's own use, to steal something that has been put into one's trust.
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proclivity
a natural tendency/inclination - a habit
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sangfroid
composure/coolness, even when it matters most.
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seditious
resistant to lawful authority, rebelling actions
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tenuous
thin, slender, not dense; lacking clarity, no clear evidence.
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vitriolic
bitter, sarcastic
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wheedle
to coax or flatter someone into getting something you want.
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affable
sociable, pleasant, easy to talk to
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aggrandize
to increase (in power, wealth, etc.) - to make greater/bigger
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amorphous
Shapeless, without a definite/certain form.
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archetype
an original model, the ideal example of a particular type of person or thing; prototype
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aura
an atmosphere or wave of something that surrounds something or someone
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contraband
illegal traffic, smuggled goods, illegal, prohibited.
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erudite
scholarly, bookish, learned
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gossamer
thin, light, delicate; a thin cloth
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inscrutable
not able to be understood, impossible to see through.
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insular
relating to, characteristic of, narrow/isolated outlook/experience
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irrevocable
incapable of being changed
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propensity
a natural inclination/predilection toward; natural bias
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querulous
peevish, complaining
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remonstrate
to argue with, protest against something
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repudiate
reject, deny, disown
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resilient
to recover quickly, return to original shape/form
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reverberate
re-echo, reflect.
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scurrilous
coarsely abusive, vocally harsh, foul-mouthed.
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sedulous
persistent, showing determination
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sleazy
thin, flimsy, cheap, inferior, low quality
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Amnesty
Mercy, a general pardon for an offense
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autonomy
self-run government
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axiomatic
self-evident, universally accepted principle
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caveat
a warning/caution
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equitable
fair, just
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extricate
escaping from entanglements or difficulties, remove with effort
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filch
steal sneakily
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flout
mocking, making fun of
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fractious
troublesome, unpredictable
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precept
rule of conduct; action
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salutary
beneficial, helpful, healthful.
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scathing
severe, withering; causing great harm
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scourge
whip, punish severely
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sepulchral
funeral, typical of the tomb
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soporific
tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness
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straitlaced
very strict with moral standards and conduct
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transient
lasting a short time; fleeting
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unwieldy
not easily carried, managed, or wielded because of size or complexity
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vapid
dull, boring, uninteresting.
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anomalous
abnormal, irregular, differing from the rest.
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aspersion
Damaging, derogatory statement - slander
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bizarre
extremely strange, atypical, and unusual.
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brusque
abrupt, blunt, no formalities.
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cajole
to coax, persuade through flattery; wheedle
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castigate
to punish, criticize severely
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contrive
to plan with no genuinity - to make false reasons/excuses
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demagogue
Tyrant: a leader who uses selfish methods for self-benefit.
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disabuse
to free from deception or error; to be set right in ideas and/or thinking
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ennui
weariness, and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest.
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fetter
chain or shackle - constraint.
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heinous
wicked, offensive, hateful
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immutable
not changing, constant
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insurgent
one who rebels, rises against authority
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megalomania
Someone delusional in the feeling of great power, wealth, etc.
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sinecure
a position requiring little to no work; and easy job
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surreptitious
stealthy, secret, to intend to escape observation.
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transgress
to go beyond a limit/boundary; to sin/violate a law
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transmute
to change from one nature, substance, or form to another
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vicarious
performed, suffered, experienced by one person in place of another.

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