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20 Cards in this Set
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by vitue of holding a certain office
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exofficio
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called upon to serve _______ as a member of the board
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to violate ,trespass, go beyond reonized bounds.
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Infringe
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inclined to _______ on my area of responsibility.
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without feathers, without experience immature, not fully developed.
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Callow
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annoyed by the chatter of ______ young people.
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to improve, make better correct a flaw or shortcoming.
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Ameliorate
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took steps to _______ the poor working conditions.
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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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Bombastic
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a ________ speech with no solid content.
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to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favorable acceptance by others.
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Ingratiate
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tired to ______ himself with his superiors
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a summary, condensed account, an insance that represents alarger reality.
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epitome
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the very _______ of chivalry.
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poise, assutance, great self-confience, perpendicularity
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aplomb
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handled the situation with _______.
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to urge strongly, advise earnestly.
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exhort
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_________ the team members to make a supreme effort.
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saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose.
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drivel
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to sound like so much _______.
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to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval.
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inveigh
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_______ against the plan.
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to think or believe without certain supporting evidence, to guess.
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surmise
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______ against the plan
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belonging to some or something by its very nature, good for it own sake
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Intrinsic
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a book with little ________ interest.
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to hide, conceal, eclipse, matters invovlving the supernatural.
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occult
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claiming to have _______ powers.
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to fall as moisture, to cause or bring about suddenly, to hurl down from a great height.
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precipitate
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the crisis that ______ the war.
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weariness of body or mind, lack of energy.
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lassitude
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overcome by _________.
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a period of one thousand years, a period of great joy, prosperity, or peace.
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Millennium
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not spoken in over a _________.
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to spread though, penetrate, soak through.
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permeate
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a driving rain that ________ every bit of clothing.
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rigorously or urgently binding.
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stringent
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more ________ laws against speeding
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one who moves in where he/she is not wanted.
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interloper
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resented as a_________.
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