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7 Cards in this Set

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ameliorate
v. to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming
aplomb
n. poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity
bombastic
adj. pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas
callow
adj. without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers
drivel
n. saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose (yikes); 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
Epitome
n. a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality
exhort
v. to urge strongly, advise earnestly