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20 Cards in this Set
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Ameliorate
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(v) to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming
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aplomb
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(n) poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity
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bombastic
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(adj) pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas
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callow
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(adj) without experience, immature, not fully developed
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drivel
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(n) saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose
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epitome
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(n) a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality
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exhort
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(v)to urge strongly, advise earnestly
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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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to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds
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ingratiate
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(v) to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance from others
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interloper
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(n) one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be
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intrinsic
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(adj) belonging to someone or something by its very nature
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inveigh
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(v) to make a violent attack in words, 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 1000 years
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occult
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(adj) Mysterious, magical, supernatural. (V) to hide, conceal, eclipse. (n) matters involving the supernatural
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permeate
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(v) to spread through, penetrate, soak through
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precipitate
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(v) to fall as moisture (adj) characterized by excessive haste. (n) moisture; the product of an action or process
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stringent
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(adj) strict, severe; rigorously, or urgently binding or compelling
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surmise
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(v) to think or believe without certain supporting evidence
(n) likely idea that lacks definite proof |
