front 1 Approbation | back 1 the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise |
front 2 Coalition | back 2 a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose |
front 3 Elicit | back 3 to draw forth, bring out from some source |
front 4 Hackneyed | back 4 used so often as to lack freshness or originality |
front 5 Innuendo | back 5 a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often derogatory) |
front 6 Intercede | back 6 to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement |
front 7 Meritorious | back 7 worthy, deserving recognition and praise |
front 8 Provincial (adj.) | back 8 pertaining to an outlying area; narrow in mind or outlook; countrified in the sense of being limited and backward; of a simple, plain design that originated in the countryside |
front 9 Provincial (noun) | back 9 a person with a narrow point of view; a person from an outlying area; a soldier from a province or colony |
front 10 Transcend | back 10 to rise above or beyond, exceed |
front 11 Unctuous | back 11 excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty oily; pliable |
front 12 Assuage | back 12 to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench |
front 13 Decadence | back 13 decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence |
front 14 Expostulate | back 14 to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning |
front 15 Hiatus | back 15 a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing) |
front 16 Jaded | back 16 wearied, worn-out, dulled |
front 17 Lurid | back 17 causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint |
front 18 Petulant | back 18 peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset |
front 19 Prerogative | back 19 a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence |
front 20 Simulate | back 20 to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of |
front 21 Umbrage | back 21 shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion |