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20 Cards in this Set
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ameliorate |
to make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming |
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aplomb |
poise, perpendicularity |
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bombastic |
pompous or overblown language, full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas |
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callow |
without experience |
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drivel |
saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking |
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epitome |
summary, archetype |
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exhort |
to urge strongly |
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ex officio |
virtue of holding a certain office |
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infringe |
violate, trespass, enroach |
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ingratiate |
to make oneself agreeable to gain favor or acceptance |
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interloper |
intruder, buttinsky |
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instrisic |
belonging to someone or something by its very nature |
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inveigh |
to make a violent attack in words, harangue, remonstrate |
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lassitude |
weariness of body or mind, torpor, languor |
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millennium |
period of 1000 years; a period of great joy |
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occult |
secret, hidden from view; matters involving the supernatural |
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permeate |
to spread through, soak through |
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precipiate |
to fall as moisture; to bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give a distinct form to |
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stringent |
strict, rigorous |
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surmise |
to believe or think without supporting evidence |
