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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 or trespass, go beyond recognized bounds
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callow
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-adj- w/o feasthers; w/o experience; immature, not fully developed, lacking sophistication
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ameliorate
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-v- to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming
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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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ingratiate
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-v- to make onself agreeable and thus gain favorable acceptance
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epitome
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-n- a summary , condensed account; and instance that represents a larger reality
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aplomb
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-n- poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity
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exhort
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-v- to urge strongly, advise earnestly
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drivel
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-n- saliva flowing from mouth/nose; foolish, aimless talking/thinking; nonsense
-v- to let saliva flow from mout; to utter nonsense or childish twattle; 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 disapproval
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surmise
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-v- to think or believe w/o certain supporting evidence, to conjecture a gues; -n- an idea or thought that seems likely but lacks definite proof
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intrinsic
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-adj-belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential inherent; originating ina bodily organ or part; good for its own sake
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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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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 distinc form to; -adj- characterized by excessive haste -n- moisture the proof an action or process
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lassitude
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-n- a weariness of the body or mind; lack of energy
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millennium
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-n- a period of one thousand years; a pd. of great joy/prosperity
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permeate
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-v- to spread through, penetrate, soak through
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stringent
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-adj- strict severe, rigorously or urgently binding or compelling sharp or bitter in the taste
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interloper
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-noun- an intruder
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