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10 Cards in this Set
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Ameliorate |
verb; to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming Synonyms: amend, better Antonyms: worsen, aggravate, exacerbate |
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Aplomb |
noun; poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity Synonyms: composure, self-possession, levelheadedness Antonyms: confusion, embarrassment, abashment |
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Bombastic |
adj; pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas Synonyms: inflated, highfalutin,high-flown, pretentious Antonyms: unadorned, simple, pain, austere |
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Callow |
adj; without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers Synonyms: green, raw, unfledged, inexperienced Antonyms: mature, grown-up, polished, sophisticated |
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Drivel |
noun; saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense; (v) to let saliva flow from the mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly Synonyms: (n) bladerdash, hogwash, tommyrot (v) slaver |
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Epitome |
noun; a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality Synonyms: abstract, digest, model, archetype |
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Exhort |
verb; to urge strongly, advise earnestly Synonyms: entreat, implore, adjure Antonyms: discourage, advise against, deprecate |
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Ex officio |
Adj, adv; by virtue of holding a certain office |
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Infringe |
verb; to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds Synonyms: encroach, impinge, intrude, poach Antonym: stay in bounds |
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Ingratiate |
verb; to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by other (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense) Synonyms: cozy up to, curry favor with Antonyms: alienate, humiliate oneself, mortify onself |
