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| tp plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a thrid party or go-between in a disagreement | intercede |
| used so often as to lack freshness or originality | hackneyed |
| the expressin of apporval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval or sanction | approbation |
| A hint, indirect suggestion, or reference( ofter in a derogatory sense) | innuendo |
| a combination, union, or merge for some specific purpose | coalition |
| to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person) | elicit |
| a gap, opening, break (in time | hiatus |
| to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease , satify, quench | assauge |
| decline, decay, a condition or period of decline/decay ( morality) | decadence |
| to attempt to dissuage someone from some course or dicision by earnest reasoning | expostulate |
| to make pretend of , imitate, to show the outer signs of | simulate |
| wearied, worn out, dulled | jaded |
| offfense, resentment; a vauge suspition | umbrage |
| a specific right or privilage; a special quality showing excelence | prerogative |
| cuasing shock, horror, terrible or passionate in intensity lack of restraint | lurid |
| to rise above or beyond, exceed | transcend |
| pertaining to a outlying area; local, narrow in mind or out look, countrifiend in the sense of being limited- a person with a narrow point of view, | provincial |
| peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset | petulant |
| fatty, oily, excessively smooth or smug; trying to hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety | unctuous |
| worthy, deserving reconition and praise | meritorious |
| by virtue of holding a certain office | ex officio |
| to violate, trepass, go beyond, reconized bounds(rights) | infringe |
| without experiance, immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise | callow |
| to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming | ameliorate |
| poumpous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas | bobmastic |
| to make oneself agreeable anf thus gain favorable acceptance by others | ingratiate |
| a summary, an instance that represents a larger reality | epitome |
| poise, assurance, great self-confidance; perpendicularity | aplomb |
| to urge stongly, advise earnestly | exhort |
| aimless talk of thinking; nonsense | drivle |
| to make a violent attack in words, express strong disproval | inveigh |
| to think or belive without certain supporting evidance to conjecture or guess- an idea or thought that seems liklyu but lacks definite proof | surmise |
| belonging so someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part; good for its own sake | intrinsic |
| mysterious, magical, supernatral- to hide conceal | occult |
| to fll as moisture- characterized by excessive haste | precipitate |
| weariness of the body and mind, lack of energy | lassitude |
| a period of 1000 yearss, a period of great joy , or peace | millenium |
| to spread through, penetrate, soak through | permeate |
| strick, severe; rigorusly or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste | stringant |
| an intruder, one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be | interloper |
| to make amends, atone, make up for; to ward off or avert | expiate |
| to make easy , cause to progress faster | expedite |
| to have an intense dislike or hatred for | abominate |
| to assign or refer to (as a cause or sorce) attribute | ascribe |
| resulting from chance rather then form an inhernet cause or character , accidental, not essential, | adventitious |
| to direct or order; to prescribea course of action in an authoritative way, to prohibit | enjoin |
| to sympathize with , have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling or distress | commiserate |
| the modification of the social pattern, traits, or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another; the resultant blend | acculturation |
| roundabout, not direct | circuitous |
| a state of great excitement, agitation, or turblulance- to be worked into such a state; to produce alcohol by cheimical action | ferment |
| bitter, sarcastic; high caustic or biting (like a stong acid) | vitriolic |
| to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end | wheedle |
| to steel something that has been givin into one's trust; to take improperly for ones own use | peculate |
| a natural or hibitual inclination or tendence | proclivity |
| existing in name only, not real too small to be considered or taken seriosly | nominal |
| resistant to lawful authority; having the purpose of overthrowing an established government | seditious |
| of slight importance or signifigance; lacking a sound basis, poorly supported | tenuous |
| not decisive or definite, unwilling to take a clear position or say yes or no | noncommittal |
| composure or coolnesss, especially in trying circumstances | sangfroid |
| resulting from or marked be lack of attention; unintentional, accidental | inadvertent |
| to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater | aggrandize |
| impossible to see through phisically; incapable of being understood | inscrutable |
| an origional model after which similar things are patterned, a perfect/typical example | archetrye |
| scholarly, learned; boorish, pedantic | erudite |
| to find out by reasoning, to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hint, suggest, imply | infer |
| courteous and plesant, socialble, easy to speak to | affable |
| shapeless, without definite form, of no particular type or character; without orginization, unity, or cohesion | amorphous |
| thin, light, delicate, insubstantial- a very thin, light color | gossamer |
| that which surrounds; a distinctive ( as an atmosphere), a distinctive air or quality | aura |
| relationg to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experiance | insular |
| illigal traffic, smuggled goods- illigal, prohibited | contraband |
| thin or flimsy in texture; cheap, shoddy, or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean, or disreputable | sleazy |
| incapable of being changed or called back | irrevocable |
| persistent, showing industry and determination | sedulous |
| to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to | remonstrate |
| to cut down, reduce in scope and cost | retrench |
| to re-echo, resound, to reflect or be reflected repeatedly | reverberate |
| able to reture to normal shape or form; able to recover quickly | resilient |
| peevish complaining, fretful | querolous |
| to disown, reject, pr deny the validity of | repudiate |
| a natural inclination or bent toward | propensity |
| coasely abusive, vulgar or low(especially in luage) foul-mouthed | scurrilous |
| to mock treat with contempt | flout |
| a warning or caution to prevent misunderstaning or discourage behavior | caveat |
| to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuosly; to proclaim widely | blazon |
| to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts | filch |
| tending to be troublesome: unruly, quarrelsome, | fractious |
| fair, just, embodying principles of justice | equitable |
| self-governed,political control | autonomy |
| an addition or supplement designed to increase correctness, completeness; or currency | addendun |
| a general pardon for an offence against a government; in general, any act of forgiveness | amnesty |
| self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle of rule | axiomatic |
| to free from entanglements or difficulties; remove with effort | extricate |
| tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy -something that includes sleep | soporific |
| bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm | scathing |
| not easilily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity | unwieldy |
| dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor. liveliness, or force | vapid |
| to predict, especially on the basis of present indicationsor signes, foretaken | prognosticate |
| funereal, typical tomb; extremly gloomy or dismal | sepulchral |
| lasting only a short time, fleeting; one who stays only a short time | transient |
| a rule of conduct or action | precept |
| to whip, punish severely -a cause of affliction of suffering; a source of | scourge |
| extremly strictin regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical | straitlaced |
| beneficial, helpful; healthy, wholesome | salutary |
