List 1 Flashcards
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Hackneyed
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Unoriginal; corny
1
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Elicit
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To draw forth; extract; evoke
2
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Intercede
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To plead on behalf of someone else; mediate
3
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Meritorious
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Worthy; commendable
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Petulant
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Peevish; annoyed; irritable
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Prerogative
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A special right or privlage
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Provincial
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Narrow-minded
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Umbrage
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Offense; shade cast by trees; irritation
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Unctuous
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Smooth or smug
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Approbation
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Approval; commendation
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Assuage
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To make easier or mild; relieve; allay
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Coalition
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A combination; union; alliance
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Decadence
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Decline; decay; degeneration
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Expostulate
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Protest; complain; attempt to dissuade with reasoning
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Hiatus
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A gap; opening; pause
