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Approbation

A

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

A

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

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Hackneyed

A

used often, lacks freshness/originality

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Hiatus

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a gap, opening, or break

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Innuendo

A

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

A

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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18
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Transcend

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To rise above and beyond, exceed

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Umbrage

A

Offense or annoyance, or shade cast by trees.

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Unctuous

A

Excessively smooth, smug; Trying too hard to seem sincere

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21
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Ameliorate

A

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

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saliva/mucus going from the mouth to the nose; aimless talk or thinking, nonsense

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epitome

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summary, to condense an idea upon someone

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exhort

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to urge strongly, advise earnestly.

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infringe

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to violate, trespass, go beyond the recognized bounds

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ingratiate

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to make ones self agreeable; to gain favor or acceptance from others.

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interloper

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one who goes where they are not wanted, an intruder

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intrinsic

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belonging to someone/something by nature, immanent

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inveigh

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to attack verbally, express strong disapproval

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lassitude

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weariness of body or mind, lack of energy; fatigue

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Millennium

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period of a thousand years, period of great joy

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occult

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secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means.

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permeate

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to spread through, penetrate, soak through

37
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precipitate

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to fall as moisture, to bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; provoke, produce

38
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stringent

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strict, severe.

39
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surmise

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To believe without certain supporting evidence; to guess

40
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abominate

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To intensely hate or dislike.

41
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acculturation

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The adaptation to/of a culture.

42
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adventitious

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Something resulting by chance rather than from an inherent cause or character.

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ascribe

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to assign something/someone

44
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circuitous

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roundabout, not direct, more complex.

45
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commiserate

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to sympathize with, feel bad for

46
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enjoin

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to direct/order someone/something,; to prohibit

47
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expedite

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to make easy, cause progress faster.

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expiate

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to make amends/make up for, to avert

49
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ferment

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to produce something chemically, to be caught up in great excitement, agitation, or turbulence.

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inadvertent

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resulting from lack of attention; accidental

51
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nominal

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too small to be considered or taken seriously.

52
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noncommittal

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not decisive. indefinite; unwilling to make a clear decision.

53
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peculate

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to take/use something for one’s own use, to steal something that has been put into one’s trust.

54
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proclivity

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a natural tendency/inclination - a habit

55
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sangfroid

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composure/coolness, even when it matters most.

56
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seditious

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resistant to lawful authority, rebelling actions

57
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tenuous

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thin, slender, not dense; lacking clarity, no clear evidence.

58
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vitriolic

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bitter, sarcastic

59
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wheedle

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to coax or flatter someone into getting something you want.

60
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affable

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sociable, pleasant, easy to talk to

61
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aggrandize

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to increase (in power, wealth, etc.) - to make greater/bigger

62
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amorphous

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Shapeless, without a definite/certain form.

63
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archetype

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an original model, the ideal example of a particular type of person or thing; prototype

64
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aura

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an atmosphere or wave of something that surrounds something or someone

65
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contraband

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illegal traffic, smuggled goods, illegal, prohibited.

66
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erudite

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scholarly, bookish, learned

67
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gossamer

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thin, light, delicate; a thin cloth

68
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inscrutable

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not able to be understood, impossible to see through.

69
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insular

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relating to, characteristic of, narrow/isolated outlook/experience

70
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irrevocable

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incapable of being changed

71
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propensity

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a natural inclination/predilection toward; natural bias

72
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querulous

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peevish, complaining

73
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remonstrate

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to argue with, protest against something

74
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repudiate

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reject, deny, disown

75
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resilient

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to recover quickly, return to original shape/form

76
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reverberate

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re-echo, reflect.

77
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scurrilous

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coarsely abusive, vocally harsh, foul-mouthed.

78
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sedulous

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persistent, showing determination

79
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sleazy

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thin, flimsy, cheap, inferior, low quality

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