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20 Cards in this Set
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ex officio |
by virtue of holding a certain office |
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infringe |
to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds |
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callow |
without feathers; without experience immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise |
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ameliorate |
to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming |
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bombastic |
pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas |
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ingratiate |
to make oneself agreeable and this gain favorable acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense) |
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epitome |
a summery, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality |
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aplomb |
poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity |
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exhort |
to urge strongly, advise earnestly |
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drivel |
saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense
to let saliva flow from the mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly |
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inveigh |
to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval |
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surmise |
to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess
an idea or thought that seems likely but lacks definite proof |
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intrinsic |
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 |
mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means
to hide, conceal; eclipse
matters involving the supernatural |
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precipitate |
to fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinct form to
characterized by excessive haste
moisture; to product of an action process |
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lassitude |
weariness of body or mind, lack of energy |
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millennium |
a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy, prosperity, or peace |
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permeate |
to spread through, penetrate, soak through |
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stringent |
strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste |
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interloper |
an intruder, one who moves in where he or she is not wanted |
