Nouns
decline, decay or deterioration
Decadence
Worn-out, dulled
Jaded
Imitate, to show the outer signs of
Approbation
A gap, opening or break
Hiatus
Worthy, deserving recognition and praise
Meritorious
Rise above or beyond
Transcend
Coalition
Person with narrow point of view
Provincial
Causing shock, horror or revulsion
Lurid
To draw forth
Elicit
Innuendo
special right or privilege
Prerogative
Peevish, annoyed by trifles
To make easier or milder
Assuage
To plead on behalf of someone else
Intercede
Shade cast by trees
Umbrage
Used so often as to lack freshness or originality
Hackneyed
To attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision
Expostulate
excessively smooth or smug
Unctous