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16 Cards in this Set
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ameliorate
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to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming
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aplomb
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poise, assurance, great self-confidence, perpendicularity
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bombastic
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pompous or overblown in language, full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas
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callow
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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 to 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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a summary, condensed account, an instance that represents a larger reality
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exhort
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to urge stronly, advise earnestly
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infringe
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to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds
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ingratiate
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to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense)
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intrinsic
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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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to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval
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lassitude
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weariness of body or mind, lack of energy
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millennium
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a period of 1000 years, a period of great joy
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permeate
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to spread through, penetrate, soak through
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stringent
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strict, severe, rigorously or urgently binding or compelling sharp 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 (n) likely idea that lacks definite proof
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