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ameliorate
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verb
to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming s: amend, better a: worsen, aggravate, exacerbate |
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aplomb
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noun
poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity s: composure, self-posession, levelheadedness a: confusion, embarassment, abashment |
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bombastic
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adjective
pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas s: inflated, highfalutin, high-flown, pretentious a: unaborned, simple, plain, austere |
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callow
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adjective
without experiece; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers s: green, raw, unfledged, inexperienced a: mature, grown-up, polished, sophisticated |
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drivel
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noun
saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense verb to let saliva flow from the mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly s: (noun) balderdash, hogwash, tommyrot, slaver |
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epitome
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noun
a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality s: abstract, digest, model, archetype |
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exhort
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verb
to urge strongly, advise earnestly s: entreat, implore, adjure a: discourage, advise against, deprecate |
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ex officio
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adjective, adverb
by virtue of holding a certain office |
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infringe
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verb
to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds s: enroach, impinge, inrude, poach a: stay in bounds |
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ingratiate
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verb
to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense) s: cozy up to, curry favor with a: alienate, humiliate onself, mortify oneself |
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interloper
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noun
one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder s: trespasser, meddler, buttinsky |
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intrinsic
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adjective
belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part s: immanent, organic a: extrinsic, external, outward |
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inveigh
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verb
to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval s: rail, harangue, fulminate, remonstrate a: acclaim, glorify, extol |
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lassitude
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noun
weariness of body or mind, lack of energy s: fatigue, lethargy, torpor, languor a: energy, vitality, animation, liveliness |
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millennium
(pl: millennia) |
noun
a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy s: chiliad, golden age, prosperity, peace a: doomsday, day of judgement |
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occult
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adjective
mysterious, magicla, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; not detectale by ordinary means verb to hide, conceal; eclipse noun matters involving the supernatural s: (adj) supernatural, esoteric, absture, arcane a: (adj) mundane, common, public, exoteric |
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permeate
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verb
to spread through, penetrate, soak through |
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precipitate
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verb
to fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinct form to adjective characterized by excessive haste noun moisture; the product of an action or process s: (v) provoke, produce; (adj) reckless, impetuous a: (adj) wary, cautious, circumspect |
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stringent
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adjective
strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste s: stern, rigorous, tough, urgent, imperative a: lenient, mild, lax, permissive |
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surmise
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verb
to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess noun likely idea that lacks definite proof s: (v) infer, gather; (n) inference, presumption |