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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
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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; lacking sophistication and poise
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drivel
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(n) follish, aimless talk or thinking, nonsense
(v) to utter nonsense or childish twaddle |
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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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(v) to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds
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ingratiate
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(v) to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favorable acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critaical or derogatory sense)
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interloper
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(n) an intruder, one who moves in wher 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; essential; inherent
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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 one thousand years; a period of great joy, prosperity or peace
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occult
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(adj) mysterious, magical, supernatural
(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 cause or bring about hastily, suddenly or prematurely; to hurl down from a great height
(adj) acting with or characterized by excessive haste or impulsiveness |
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stringent
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(adj) strict, severe, rigorous or urgently binding or compelling
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surmise
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(v) to think or believe withour certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess
(n) an idea or thought that seems likely but lacks definite proof |
