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| approbation | the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval |
| assuage | to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an endto, appease, satisfy, quench |
| coalition | a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose |
| decadence | decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence |
| elicit | to draw forth, bring out rom some source (such as another person) |
| expostulate | to attempt to dissuade someoe from some couse or decision by earnest reasoning |
| hackneyed | used so often as to lack freshness or originality |
| hiatus | a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing) |
| innuendo | a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense) |
| intercede | to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement |
| jaded | wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence) |
| lurid | causing shock, horror, or revulsion' sensationsal; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint |
| meritorious | worthy, deserving recognition and praise |
| petulant | peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset |
| prerogative | a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence |
| provincial | pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook (n) a person wth a narrow mind |
| simulate | to make a pretense of, imitate to show the outer signs of |
| transcend | to rise above or beyod, exceed |
| umbrage | shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence of power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion |
| unctuous | excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impressions of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable |
| ameliorate | to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming |
| aplomb | poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity |
| bombastic | pompous or overblown in language; full of high- sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas |
| callow | without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers |
| drivel | saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense; (v) to let saliv flow from the mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly |
| epitome | a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality |
| exhort | to urge strongly, advise earnestly |
| ex officio | by virtue of holding a certain office |
| infringe | to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds |
| ingratiate | to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense) |
| interloper | one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder |
| intrinsic | belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part |
| inveigh | to make a ciolent attack in words, express strong disapproval |
| lassitude | weariness of body or mind, lack of energy |
| millenium | a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy |
| occult | mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidde from view; not detectable by ordinary means; (V) to hide, conceal' eclipse; (n) matters involving the supernatural |
| permeate | to spread through, penetrate, soak through |
| precipitate | to fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from great height; to give distinct form to; (adj) characterized by excessive haste; (n) moisture; the product of an action or progress |
| stringent | strict, sever; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste |
| surmise | to think or believe without certain supporting evidece; to conjecture or guess; (n) likely idea that lacks definite proof |
