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19 Cards in this Set
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Ameliorate |
(v.) to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming |
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Aplomb |
(n.) please, assurance, great self confidence; perpendicularity |
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Bombastic |
(adj.) pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas |
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Callow |
(adj.) without experience; immature, not fully developed ;lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers. |
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Drivel |
(n.) saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth to the nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense; (v.) to let saliva flow from the mouth; to waste away foolishly |
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Epitome |
(n.) a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality |
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Exhort |
(v.) to urge strongly, advise earnestly |
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Ex Officio |
(adj.) (adv.) by virtue of holding a certain office |
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Infringe |
(v.) to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds. |
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Ingratiate |
(v.) to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense) |
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Interloper |
(n.) one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder |
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Intrinsic |
(adj.) belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in bodily organ or part |
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Inveigh |
(v.) to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval |
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Lassitude |
(n.) weariness of body or mind, lack of energy |
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Millennium |
(n.) a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy |
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Occult |
(adj.) secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means; mysterious, magical, uncanny; (v.) to hide; cover up;eclipse (n.) matters involving the supernatural |
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Permeate |
(v.) to spread through, penetrate, soak through |
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Precipitate |
(v.) to fall as moisture; to bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinct form to; (adj) characterized by excessive haste; (n.) moisture; the product of an action or process. |
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Stringent |
(adj.) strict, servere; rigorously, urgently, binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste |
