approbation: approval/ acceptance
assuage: make less intense, sooth or to satisfy
coalition: an alliance for combined action, union
decadence: moral/culture decline as characterized by excessive indulgence in pleasure. sin/immorality
elicit: provoke, draw out a response from someone in reaction to one's own actions.
expostulate: express strong disapproval/disagreement
hackneyed: unoriginal/common. (of a phrase or idea) lacking significance through having been overused
hiatus: pause/gap in a sequence. A break or interruption
innuendo: implication. An allusive or oblique remark/hint
intercede: to step in, intervene on behalf another
jaded: tired, bored
lurid: very vivid in color usually to create an unnatural effect, bright, glaring
meritorious: deserving reward/praise. admirable
petulant: (of a person or manner) childishly sulky, bad-tempered
prerogative: a right/privilege exclusive to a particular individual
provincial: of or concerning a province of a country, small-town, rural
simulate: imitate, to pretend to
transcend: to be/go beyond the range or limits of, surpass, to excede
umbrage: offense/annoyance or a shade/shadow
unctuous: (of a person) excessively or ingratiatingly flattering, humble; oily
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