Benefield- Vocab Unit 2

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ameliorate

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(v.) to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming

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aplomb

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(n.) poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity

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bombastic

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(adj.) pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas

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callow

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(adj.) without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers

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drivel

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(n.) saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense; (v.) to let saliva flow from the mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly

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epitome

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(n.) a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality

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exhort

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(v.) to urge strongly, advise earnestly

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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, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds

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ingratiate

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(v.) to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense)

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interloper

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(n.) one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder

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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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inveigh

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(v.) to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval

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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; a period of great joy

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occult

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(adj.) mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means; (v.) to hide, conceal; eclipse; (n.) matters involving the supernatural

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permeate

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(v.) to spread through, penetrate, soak through

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precipitate

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(v.) to fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinct form to; (adj.) characterized by excessive haste; (n.) moisture; the product of an action or process

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stringent

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(adj.) strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste

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surmise

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(v.) to think or believe without supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; (n.) likely idea that lacks definite proof