English Vocab Unit 2

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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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Callow

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

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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 oneself agreeable and thus gain favorable acceptance by others(sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense)

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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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Aplomb

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

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Exhorted

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(v.) to urge strongly, advise earnestly

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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 mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; 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 without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess;
(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 in a 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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Preciptate

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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.) moister; the 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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Millennium

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

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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 to the taste

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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