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intercede |
v. to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement |
to intervene, plead, mediate |
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hackneyed |
adj. used so often as to lack freshness and originality |
banal, trite, commonplace, corny |
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approbation |
n. the expression for approval or favorable opinion; praise; official approval or sanction |
praise, approval, commendation |
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innuendo |
n. a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense) |
an insinuation, hint, intimation |
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coalition |
n. a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose |
an alliance, league, federation, combine |
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elicit |
v. to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person) |
to evoke, extract, educe |
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hiatus |
n. a gap, opening, break in time |
a pause |
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assuage |
v. to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench |
to mitigate, alleviate; to slake, allay |
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decadence |
n. decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence |
degeneration |
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expostulate |
v. to attempt to dissuade someone from some source or decision by earnest reasoning |
to protest, demonstrate, complain |
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simulate |
v. to make a pretense of , imitate; to show the outer signs of |
to feign, pretend, affect |
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jaded |
adj. wearied, worn-out, dulled ( in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence) |
sated, surfeited, cloyed |
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umbrage |
adj. offense, resentment; often preceded by the verb take |
offense, irritation, pique, annoyance |
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prerogative |
n. a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence |
a perquisite |
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lurid |
adj. causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint |
gruesome, gory, grisly; baleful, ghastly |
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transcend |
v. to rise above or beyond, exceed |
to surpass, exceed, outstrip |
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provincial |
adj. narrow in mind or outlook |
parochial, insular; local |
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petulant |
adj. peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset |
irritable, peevish, test, waspish |
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unctuous |
trying too hard to give an impressions of earnestness, sincerity, or piety |
oily, mealy-mouthed, servile, fawning |
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meritorious |
adj. worthy, deserving of recognition and praise |
praiseworthy, laudable, commendable |