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20 Cards in this Set
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Ameliorate
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v to improve, make better, correct
syn: amend, better ant: worsen, aggravate |
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Apblomb
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n poise, assurance, self confidence
syn: composure, levelheadedness ant: confusion, embarrassment |
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Bombastic
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adj pompous or overblown
syn: inflated, high-flown ant: simple, plain |
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Callow
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adj without experience, immature
syn: green, inexperienced ant: mature, sophisticated |
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Drivel
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n saliva or mucus, foolish v to let saliva or mucus flow
adj: balderdash, slaver |
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Epitome
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n a summary, account
syn: digest, model |
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Exhort
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v to urge strongly, advise
syn: entreat, implore ant: discourage, advise against |
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Ex Officio
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adj, adv by virtue or holding a certain office
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Infringe
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v to violate, trespass,
syn: intrude, impinge ant: stay in bounds |
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Ingratiate
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v to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor
syn: cozy up to, curry favor with ant: humiliate oneself, alienate |
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Interloper
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n one who moves in where he or she is not wanted
syn: trespasser, meddler |
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Intrinsic
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adj belonging to someone or something by its very nature, originating in a bodily organ or part
syn: immanent, organic ant: external, outward |
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Inveigh
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v to make a violent attack in words
syn: rial, remonstrate ant: acclaim, glorify |
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Lassitude
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n weariness of body or mind
syn: fatigue, lethargy ant: energy, liveliness |
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Millennium
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n a period of a thousand years
syn: golden age, prosperity ant: doomsday, day of judgement |
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Occult
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adj mysterious, magical, supernatural v to hide, conceal
syn: supernatural, abstruse ant: common, public |
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Permeate
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v to spread through
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Precipitate
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v to fall as moisture n moisture
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Stringent
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adj strict, severe
syn: stren, tough ant: mild, permissive |
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Surmise
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v to think or believe without supporting evidence
syn: v infer gather n inference, presumption |
