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20 Cards in this Set
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Ameliorate |
To improve, make better (v) |
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Aplomb |
Poise, assurance (n) |
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Bombastic |
Pompous or overblown in language; Full of high sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas (adj) |
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Callow |
Without experience; immature, not fully developed (adj) |
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Drivel |
Saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense (n) |
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Epitome |
A summary, condensed amount (n) |
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Exhort |
To urge strongly, advise earnestly (v) |
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Ex officio |
By virtue of holding a certain office (adj, adv) |
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Infringe |
To violate, trespass, to go beyond recognized bounds (v) |
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Ingratiate |
To make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (v) |
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Interloper |
One who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be (n) |
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Intrinsic |
Belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential (adj) |
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Inveigh |
To make a violent attack in words (v) |
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Lassitude |
Wariness of mind or body (n) |
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Millennium |
A period of 1000 years (n) |
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Occult |
Mysterious, magical (adj) |
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Permeate |
To spread through, penetrate (v) |
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Precipitate |
To fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly (v) Moisture (n) |
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Stringent |
Strict, severe (adj) |
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Surmise |
To think or believe without certain supporting evidence (v) Likely idea that lacks definite proof (n) |
