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