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19 Cards in this Set
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lassitude
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fatigue, lethargym torpor languor
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surmise
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an inference, presumption; to infer or gather
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precipitate
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reckless, impetuous; to provoke, produce
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stringent
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stern, rigorous, tough; urgent, imperative
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millennium
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a chiliard; a "golden age"
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exhort
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to urge, entreat, implore, adjure
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occult
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supernatural; esoteric, abtruse; concealed
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callow
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immature, inexperienced, green, raw
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permeate
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to pervade, suffuse, saturate
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inveigh
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to rail, harangue, fulminate
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infringe
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to enroach, impinge, intrude, poach
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drivel
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twaddle, tommyrot, balderdash, hogwash; slaver
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bombastic
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inflated, pompous, highfalutin, high-flown
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interloper
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an intruder, meddler, buttinsky
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ex officio
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by virtue of one's job
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ingratiate
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to cozy up to; curry favor with
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amielorate
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to better, improve, amend
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intrinsic
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essential, inherent, immanent, organic
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aplomb
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poise, assurance, confidence, composure
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