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20 Cards in this Set
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(v.) to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming |
ameliorate |
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(n.) one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder |
interloper |
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(n.) poise, assurance, great self-confidence |
aplomb |
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(adj.) pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas |
bombastic |
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(adj.) without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers |
callow |
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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 the mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly |
drivel |
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(n.) a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality; a good example |
epitome |
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(v.) to urge strongly, advise earnestly |
exhort |
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(adj., adv.) by virtue of holding a certain office |
ex officio |
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(v.) to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds |
infringe |
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(v.) to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense) |
ingratiate |
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(adj.) belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part |
intrinsic |
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(v.) to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval |
inveigh |
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(n.) weariness of body or mind, lack of energy |
lassitude |
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(n.) a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy |
millennium (pl., millennia) |
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(adj.) secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means; mysterious, magical, uncanny; (v.) to hide, cover up; eclipse; (n.) matters involving the supernatural |
occult |
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(v.) to spread through, penetrate, soak through |
permeate |
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(v.) to fall as moisture; to 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 |
precipitate |
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(adj.) strict, severe, rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste |
stringent |
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(v.) to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; (n.) likely idea that lacks definite proof |
surmise |
