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15 Cards in this Set
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ameliorate
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to improve; make better
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aplomb
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poise; assurance
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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
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epitome
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summary; condensed account
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exhort
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to urge strongly; advise earnestly
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ex officio
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by virtue of holding a certain office
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infringe
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to violate; trespass
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ingratiate
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to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others
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interloper
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one who moves in where he or she is not wanted
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intrinsic
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inherent; belonging to someone or something by its very nature; essential
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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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occult
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mysterious; magical; supernatural; secret
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permeate
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to spread through; penetrate; soak through
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