Ela Vocabulary

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Amerliorate

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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-confisdence; 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 feathers; without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise

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Drivel

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(n.) saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; fooling, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense; (v.) to let saliva flow from 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 urger 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 this gain favorable acceptance by otheres (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense)

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Interloper

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

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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; good for its own sake

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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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Millennium

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(n.) a period of one thousand yeards; a period of great joy, prosperity, or peace

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Occult

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(adj.) mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; not detectable by orginary means; (v.) to hide, conceal; eclipse; (n.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 certain supporting ecidence; to conjecture or guess; (n.) an idea or throught that seems liekly but lacks definite proof

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Abominate

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(v.) to have an intense dislike or hatred for

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Acculturation

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(n.) the modification of the social patterns, traits, or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another; the resultant blend

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Adventitious

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(adj.) resulting from chance rather than from inherent cause or character; accidental, not essential; (medicine) acquired, not congential

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Ascribe

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(v.) to assign or refer to (as cause or source), attribute

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Circuitous

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(adj.) roundabout, not direct

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Commiserate

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(v.) to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress

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Enjoin

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(v.) to direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way; to prohibit

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Expedite

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(v.) to make easy, cause to progress faster

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Expiate

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(v.) to make amends, atone, make up for; to ward off or avert

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Ferment

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(n.) a state of great excitement, agitation, or turbulence; (v.) to be in or work into such a state; to produce alcohol by chemical action

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Inadvertent

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(adj.) resulting from or makrbed by lack of attention; unintentional, accidental

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Nominal

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(adj.) existing in name only, not real; too small to be considered or taken seriously

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Noncommittal

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(adj.) not decisive or definite; unwilling to take a clear position or to say yes or no

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Peculate

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(v.) to steal something that has been given into one's trust; to take improperly for one's own use

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Proclivity

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(n.) a natural or habitual inclination or tendency (especially of human character or behavior)

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Sangfroid

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(n.) composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances

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Seditious

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(adj.) resistant to lawful authroity; having the purpose of overthrowing an established government

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Tenuous

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(adj.) thin, slender, not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness; of slight importance or significance; lacking a sound basis, poorly supported

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Vitriolic

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(adj.) bitter, sarcastic; highly caustic or biting (like a strong acid)

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Wheedle

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(v.) to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end