approbation
sanction; approval
assuage
relieve
coalition
union
decadence
corrupt
elicit
extract
expostulate
pretend
hackneyed
stereotype
hiatus
break
innvendo
imply
intercede
intervene
jaded
dull
lurid
gruesome
meritorious
worthy
petulant
irritable
prerogative
perk
provincial
naive; local
simulate
imitate
transcend
rise above; surpass
umbrage
irritation
unctuous
oily