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20 Cards in this Set
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Ameliorate (v). |
To improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming. |
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Aplomb (n). |
Poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity |
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Bombastic (adj). |
Pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of idea. |
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Callow (adj). |
Without experience; immature; not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise. |
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Drivel (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 (n). |
A summary, condensed account, an instance that represents a large reality. |
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Ex officio (adj). |
Virtue of holding a certain office. |
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Exhort (v). |
To urge strongly, advise earnestly. |
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Infringe (v). |
To violate, trespass, go beyond recognized backgrounds. |
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Ingratiate (v). |
To make oneself agreeable and this gain forever or acceptance by others. |
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Interloper (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 (adj ). |
Belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part. |
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Inveigh (v). |
To make violent attacked in words, express strong disapproval. |
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Lassitude (adj). |
Weariness of body or mind, lack of energy. |
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Millennium (n). |
A period of one thousand years; great joy. |
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Occult (adj). |
Mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden. |
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Permeate (v). |
To spread throughout, penetrate, soak through. |
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Precipitate (v). |
To fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly. |
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Stringent (adj). |
Strict, severe, rigorously or urgently binding or compelling. |
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Surmise (v). |
To think or believe without supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess. |
