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20 Cards in this Set
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ex officio
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(adj./adv.)
by virtue of holding a certain office |
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infringe
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(v.)
to violate, tresspass, go beyond recognized bounds |
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callow
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(adj.)
without experience, immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication |
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ameliorate
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(v.)
to improve, make better, to correct a flaw |
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bombastic
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(adj.)
pompous or overblown in language; full of high words intended to conceal lack of knowledge |
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ingratiate
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(v.)
to make oneself agreeable and thus favorable |
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epitome
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(n.)
a summary, a condensed account |
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aplomb
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(n.)
poise, assurance, great self-confidence |
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exhort
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(v.)
to urge strongly |
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drivel
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(n.)
saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth (v.) to let saliva flow from the mouth, to waste or fritter away foolishly |
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inveigh
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(v.)
to make a violent attack in words, express strong dissaproval |
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surmise
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(v.)
to think or believe without certain supporting evidence, to conjecture or guess (n.) an idea or thought that seems likely but lacks definate proof |
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intrinsic
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(adj.)
belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part |
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occult
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(adj.)
mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view (v.) to hide, conceal (n.) matters involving the supernatural |
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precipitates
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(v.)
to fall as moisture; to cause or bring out suddenly; to hurl down from a great height (adj.) characterized by excessive haste (n.) moisture, a product of an action or process |
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lassitude
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(n.)
weariness of body or mind, lack of energy |
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millenium
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(n.)
a period of one thousand years |
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permeate
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(v)
to spread through, penetrate, soak |
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stringent
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(adj.)
strict, severe; bitter to the taste |
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interloper
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(n.)
an intruder, one where he/she moves where he/she is not wanted |
