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Provincial

(adj.) pertaining to an outlaying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward; of a simple, plain design that originated in the countryside; (n.) a person with a narrow point of view; a person from an outlaying area; a solider from a province or colony

Lurid

Causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color

Jaded

Wearied, worn-out, dulled (in a sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence)

Coalition

a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose

Hiatus

a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing)

Innuendo

a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference

Prerogative

a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence

Approbation

an expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise

Decadence

decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay

Unctuous

excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to given an impression or earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty; oily; pliable

Petulant

peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset

Umbrage

shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence of power; offence, repentant; a vague suspicion

Expostulate

to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision

Elicit

to draw forth, bring out from some source

Simulate

to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of

Assuage

to make easier or milder, relive

Intercede

to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement

Transcend

to rise above or beyond, exceed

Hackneyed

used so often as to lack freshness or originality

Meritorious

worthy, deserving, recognition, and praise


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