1. \ ˌ a-pr ə - ˈ bā-sh ə n\

2. The expression of approval or favorable opinion; praise; official approval

3. ə - ˈ swāj

4. To make easier or milder, relieve, to quiet, calm; to put an end to; appease; satisfy; quench.

5. \ ˌ kō- ə - ˈ li-sh ə n\

6. A combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose

7. \ ˈ de-k ə -d ə n(t)s

8. Decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence

9. \i- ˈ li-s ə t\

10. To draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)

11. \ik- ˈ späs-ch ə - ˌ lāt\

12. To attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning

13. \ ˈ hak-nēd\

14. Used so often as to lack freshness or originality

15. \hī- ˈ ā-t ə s\

16. A gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing)

17. \ ˌ in-y ə - ˈ wen-( ˌ )dō\

18. A hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense)

19. \ ˌ in-t ə r- ˈ sēd\

20. To plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement