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1
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Assuage

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To cause to be less harsh, violent, or severe

2
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Coalition

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Combination in a body or mass

3
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Decadence

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A process, condition, or period of deterioration or decline

4
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Elicit

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To exude or extract gradually or without violence

5
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Expostulate

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To reason with someone in an effort to dissuade or correct; to protect against a decision or action

6
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Hackneyed

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Greatly overused; trite

7
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Hiatus

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A gap or interruption, break, interval

8
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Innuendo

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An indirect insinuation or suggestion about a person or thing, usually of a degrading and derogatory nature

9
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Intercede

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To plead on someone else’s behalf, to mediate an argument

10
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Jaded

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Worn out; wearied

11
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Lurid

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Causing shock or horror, grotesque

12
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Meritorious

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Deserving reward or praise

13
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Petulant

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Easily irritated, ill-tempered, peevish

14
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Prerogative

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An exclusive right or privilege held by a person or group

15
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Provincial

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One who is uncultured in thoughts and manner; uncultured in thought and manner; narrow minded and not open to new ideas

16
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Simulate

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Imitate

17
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Transcend

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To surpass, pass beyond the limits

18
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Umbrage

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Offense, resentment

19
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Unctuous

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Excessively suave to the point of being fake, obviously exaggerated earnestness

20
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Approbation

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Formal or official approval; also, praise