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ameliorate
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to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming
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aplomb
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poise, assurance, great self-confidence, perpendicularity
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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 feathers; without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise
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drivel
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1. (n) saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense or 2. (v) to let saliva flow from mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle, to waste or fritter away foolishly
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epitome
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a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality
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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, go beyond recognized bounds
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ingratiate
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to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favorable acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense)
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