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20 Cards in this Set
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Ameliorate
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v. To improve, amend, better.
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Aplomb
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n. Poise, composure, self-confidence
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Bombastic
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adj. Pompous, highfalutin, pretentious
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Callow
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adj. Without experience, immature
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Drivel
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n. Saliva, nonsense, balderdash
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Epitome
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n. A summary, model, condensed account
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Exhort
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v. To urge strongly, entreat, implore
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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, encroach, intrude
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Ingratiate
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v. cozy up to, curry flavor with
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Interloper
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n. Intruder, trespasser
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Intrinsic
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adj. Essential, immanent, organic.
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Inveigh
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v. rail, remonstrate, to make a violent attack in words, to 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 years, golden age, peace
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Occult
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adj. Mysterious, supernatural, magical, esoteric
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Permeate
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v. To spread through, penetrate
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Precipitate (Two Meanings)
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v. to provoke, produce
adj. Reckless, impetuous |
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Stringent
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adj. Strict, severe, stern, rigorous.
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Surmise (Two Meanings)
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v. infer, gather
n. Inference, assumption |
