| A | B |
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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 end to, appease, satisfy, quench |
| Coalition | a combinaiton, 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 from some source |
| Expostulate | to attempt to dissuade someone from some course 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 derogatory) |
| 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; sensational; 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 excellecnce |
| Provincial | pertaining to an outlying area; local |
| Simulate | to make a pretense of, imitate, to show the outer signs of |
| Transcend | to rise above or beyond, exceed |
| Umbrage | shade cast by trees, overshadowing influence or power |
| Unctuous | excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity |
