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ameliorate
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v. to improve, make better
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aplomb
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n. poise, assurance, self confidence
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bombastic
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adj. pompous or overblown, high sounding words
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callow
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adj. w/o experience, immature
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drivel
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n. saliva or mucas
foolish, nonsense |
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epitome
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n. summary
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exhort
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v. to urge strongly
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ex officio
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adj. by virtue of holding office
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infringe
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v. to violate, trespass
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ingratiate
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v. to make oneslf agreeable, suck up
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interloper
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n. moves in where he is not wanted
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intrinsic
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adj. belonging to essential nature
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inveigh
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v. to make attack in words, strong dissaproval
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lassitude
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n. lack of energy, weariness in body/mind
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millennium
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1000 years
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occult
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adj. mysterious, supernatural, mystic
v. to hide |
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permeate
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v. to spread through
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precepitate
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cause or bring about suddenly
characterized by excessive haste moisture |
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stringent
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adj. strict, severe
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surmise
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v. to think/believe w/o supporting evidence
n. idea that lacks definate proof |