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20 Cards in this Set
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ameliorate
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to improve, make better, amend
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aplomb
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poise, assurance, composure, levelheadedness
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bombastic
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pompous or overblown in language, full of high-sounding words intended to conceal lack of ideas
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callow
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immature, not fully developed, without feathers, raw, inexperienced
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drivel
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hogwash, aimless, foolish, saliva, waste or fritter away foolishly
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epitome
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model, summary
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exhort
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to urge strongly
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ex officio
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by virtue of holding a certain office
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infringe
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to violate, intrude, trespass
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ingratiate
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to make oneself agreeable, gain acceptance. cozy up to,
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interloper
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intruder
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intrinsic
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originating to...., immanent, organic, belonging to someone or something by its very nature
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inveigh
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disapproval, to make violent attack in words
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lassitude
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weariness, lack of energy, fatigue
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millenium
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period of great joy, golden age, prosperity, peace
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occult
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supernatural, mysteriousm magical, obstruse. to hide or conceal
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permeate
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to spread through, penetrate
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precipitate
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provoke, produce, to fall as moisture, characterized by excessive haste
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stringent
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strict, stern, sharp or bitter to the taste
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surmise
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infer, gather, inference, presumption
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