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assuage
[transitive verb]
to lessen (pain or distress); to calm
coalition
[noun]
alliance or association
elicit
[transitive verb]
to draw forth; evoke a response
expostulate
[intransitive verb]
to reason with a person earnestly
hiatus
[noun]
a pause or gap in a sentence
innuendo
[noun]
an allusive remark or hint
lurid
[adjective]
glowing through a haze
meritorious
[adjective]
deserving reward or praise
petulant
[adjective]
childishly sulking or bad-tempered
provincial
[adjective]
of or concerning a province of a country
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