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20 Cards in this Set
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ameliorate
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to improve; to make better
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aplomb
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poise, assurance, great self- confidence; perpendicularity
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bombastic
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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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without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise
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drivel
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foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense
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epitome
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a summary; an instance that represents a larger reality
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exhort
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to urge strongly, advise earnestly
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ex officio
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by virtue of holding a certain office
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infringe
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to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds
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ingratiate
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to make one self 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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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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belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential
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inveigh
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to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval
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lassitude
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weariness of body or mind, lack of energy
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millennium
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a period of one thousand years
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occult
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mysterious, magical, supernatural
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permeate
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to spread through, penetrate, soak through
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precipitate
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to fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly
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stringent
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strict, severe
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surmise
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to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; guess
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