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Approbation
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AN expression of approval or praise
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Assuage
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To make easier or milder; relieve; to quiet; to calm
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Coalition
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A combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose
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Decadence
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Excessive self indulgence; a condition or period of decline or decay
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Elicit
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To draw fourth, bring out
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Expostulate
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To attempt to dissuade someone from doing something
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Hackneyed
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Used so often as to lack freshness or originality
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Hiatus
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A gap, opening, or break
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Innuendo
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A hint or indirect suggestion (in a derogatory sense)
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Intercede
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To plead of behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party in a disagreement
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Jaded
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Wearied, worn out
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Lurid
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Causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational
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Meritorious
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Worth, deserving recognition or praise
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Petulant
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Easily irritated and upset
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Prerogative
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A special right or privilege
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