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The expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval
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APPROBATION
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To make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench
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ASSUAGE
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A combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose
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COALITION
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Decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence
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DECADENCE
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To draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)
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ELICIT
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An attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning
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EXPOSTULATE
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Used so often as to lack freshness or originality
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HACKNEYED
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A gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing)
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HIATUS
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A hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense)
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INNUENDO
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To plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement
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INTERCEDE
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Wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence)
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JADED
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Causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint
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LURID
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Worthy, deserving recognition and praise
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MERITORIOUS
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Peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset
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PETULANT
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A special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence
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PREROGATIVE
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