approbation (n)
approval
assuage (v)
relieve
coalition (n)
alliance
decadence (n)
decline
elicit (v)
evoke
expostulate (v)
protest
hackneyed (adj)
corny
hiatus (n)
pause
innuendo (n)
insinuation
intercede (v)
intervene
jaded (adj)
worn-out
lurid (adj)
gruesome
meritorious (adj)
worthy
petulant (adj)
irritable
prerogative (n)
right or privilege
provincial (adj) (n)
narrow in mind; a person with a narrow point of view
simulate (v)
pretend
transcend (v)
surpass
umbrage (n)
offense or annoyance
unctuous (adj)
smooth or smug; oily