Vocab Unit 2

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AMELIORATE

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TO IMPROVE, MAKE BETTER

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APLOMB

Back 2

POISE, ASSURANCE, SELF-CONFIDENCE

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BOMBASTIC

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POMPOUS OR OVERBLOWN IN LANGUAGE

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CALLOW

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WITHOUT FEATHERS; WITHOUT EXPERIENCE

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DRIVEL

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SALIVA OR MUCUS FROM THE NOSE OR MOUTH

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EPITOME

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A SUMMARY, CONDENSED ACCOUNT

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EXHORT

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TO URGE STRONGLY, ADVISE

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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, TRESPASS, GO BEYOND BOUNDARIES

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INGRATIATE

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TO MAKE ONESELF AGREEABLE, GAIN ACCEPTANCE

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INTERLOPER

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AN INTRUDER

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INTRINSIC

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BELONGING TO SOMEONE ELSE OR SOMETHING BY ITS VERY NATURE

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INVEIGH

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TO MAKE A VIOLENT ATTACK IN WORDS

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LASSITUDE

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WEARINESS OF BODY OR MIND

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MILLENIUM

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A PERIOD OF 1000 YEARS

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OCCULT

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MYSTERIOUS, MAGICAL, SUPERNATURAL

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PERMEATE

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TO SPREAD THROUGH, PENETRATE

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PRECIPITATE

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TO FALL AS MOISTURE

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STRINGENT

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STRICT, SEVERE

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SURMISE

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TO THINK OR BELIEVE WITHOUT EVIDENCE

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ABOMINATE

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TO HAVE INTENSE DISLIKE OR HATRED FOR

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ACCULTRATION

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MODIFICATION OF SOCIAL PATTERNS

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ADVENTITIOUS

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RESULTING FROM CHANCE NOT CAUSE

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ASCRIBE

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TO ASSIGN OR REFER TO

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CIRCUITOUS

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ROUNDABOUT, NOT DIRECT

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COMMISERATE

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TO SYMPATHIZE WITH

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ENJOIN

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TO DIRECT OR ORDER

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EXPEDITE

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TO MAKE EASY, CAUSE TO PROGRESS FASTER

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EXPIATE

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TO MAKE AMENDS, ATONE, MAKE UP FOR

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FERMENT

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A STATE OF GREAT EXCITEMENT OR AGGITATION

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INADVERTANT

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RESULTING FROM OR MARKED BY LACK OF ATTENTION

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NOMINAL

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EXISTING IN NAME ONLY, NOT REAL; TOO SMALL

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NONCOMMITAL

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NOT DECISIVE OR DEFINITE

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PECULATE

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TO STEAL SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN ENTRUSTED TO SOMEONE

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PROCLIVITY

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A NATURAL OR HABITUAL INCLINATION

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SANGFROID

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COMPOSURE OR COOLNESS

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SEDITIOUS

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RESISTANT TO LAWFUL AUTHORITY

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TENUOUS

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THIN, SLENDER, NOT DENSE

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VITRIOLIC

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BITTER, SARCASTIC; HIGHLY CAUSTIC

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WHEEDLE

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TO USE COAXING OR FLATTERY TO GAIN SOMETHING