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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 or 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; without feathers
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drivel
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(n) saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking nonsense;(v) to let saliva flow from the mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly
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epitome
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(n) a summary, condensed account; and instance that represents a large 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) 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 favor or acceptance by other
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interloper
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(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
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(adj) belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential , inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part
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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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a period of one thousand years
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occult
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(adj) mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden conceal; eclipse
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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 fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great hight
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stringent
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(adj) strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; shape or bitter to the taste
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surmise
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(v) to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess
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