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20 Cards in this Set
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ex officio
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(adj,adv) by virtue of holding a certain office
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infringe
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(v.) to violate, trepass, go beyond recongnized bounds
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callow
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(adj.) without feathers; without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise
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ameliorate
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(v.) to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming
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bombastic
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(adj.) pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas
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ingratiate
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(v.) to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favorable acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense)
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epitome
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(n.) a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality
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aplomb
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(n.) poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity
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exhort
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(v.) to urge strongly, advise strongly
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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 mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly
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inveigh
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(v.) to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval
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surmise
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(v.) to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess (n.) an idea or thought that seems likely but lacks definite proof
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intrinsic
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(adj.) belonging to someone or something bu its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part; good for its own sake
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occult
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(adj.) mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means (v.) to hide, conceal; eclipse; (n.) matter involving the supernatural
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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 heightl; to give distinct form to; (adj.) characterized by excessive haste; (n.) moisture; the product of an action or process
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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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(n.) period of one thousand years; a period of great joy, prosperity, or peace
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permeate
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(v.) spread through, penetrate, soak through
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stringent
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(adj.) strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste
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interloper
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(n.) an intruder, one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be
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