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shirly
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Language - English
11th Grade
09/12/2012

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Term
approbation
Definition
(n) the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval
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assuage
Definition
(v) to make easier or milder, relieve;to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench
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decadence
Definition
(n) decline, decay,or deterioation; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence
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coalition
Definition
(n) combination, union,or merger for some specific purpose
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elicit
Definition
(v) to draw fourt, bring outfrom some source
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expostulate
Definition
(v) to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest readings
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hackeyed
Definition
(adj)used so often as to lack freshness or originality
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hiatus
Definition
(n) a gap, opening, break
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innuendo
Definition
(n)a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference
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intercede
Definition
(v) to plead o behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement
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