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| intercede (v) | to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement |
| hackneyed (adj) | used so often as to lack freshness or orignality |
| approbation (n) | the expressionof approval or favorable opinion, praise; offical approval or sanction |
| innuendo (n) | a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense) |
| coalition (n) | a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose |
| elicit (v) | to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person) |
| hiatus (n) | a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing) |
| assuage (n) | to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, clam; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench |
| decadence (n) | decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence |
| expostulate (v) | to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning |
| simulate (v) | to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of |
| jaded (adj) | wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence) |
| umbrage (n) | foliage giving shade; shade cast by trees; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion |
| prerogative (n) | a special right or provilege; a special quality showing excellence |
| lurid (adj) | causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or shallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint |
| transcend (v) | to rise above or beyond, exceed |
| provincial (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 courtryside |
| petulant (adj) | peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irriatated and upset |
| unctuous (adj) | fatty, ioly, and pliable; excessively smoot or smug; trying too hard to hive an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety |
| meritorious (adj) | worthy, deserving recognition and praise |
