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| the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise: official approval |
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| to make easier or milder, relieve: to quiet, calm: to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench |
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| a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose |
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| decline, decay, or deterioration: a condition or period of decline or decay: excessive self- indulgence |
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| to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person) |
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| to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning |
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| used so often as to lack freshness or originality |
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| a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing) |
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| a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense) |
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| to plead on behalf of someone else: to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement |
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| wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence) |
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| causing shock, horror, or revulsion: sensational: pale or sallow in color: terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint |
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| worth, deserving recognition and praise |
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| peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset |
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| a special right or privilege: a special quality showing excellence |
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| to make a pretense of, imitate: to show the outer signs of |
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| to rise above or beyond, exceed |
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| shade cast by tress; foliage giving shade: an overshadowing influence or power: offense, resentment: a vague suspicion |
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| excessively smooth or smug: trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety: fatty, oily: pliable |
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