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20 Cards in this Set
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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 experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers
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Drivel
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saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense / to let saliva flow from the mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste time 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 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 or has no right to be, an intruder
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Intrinsic
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belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part
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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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Millennium (pl. Millennia)
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a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy
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Occult
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mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means / to hide, conceal; eclipse / matters involving the supernatural
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Permeate
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to spread through, penetrate, soak through
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Precipitate
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to fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinct form to / characterized by excessive haste / moisture; the product of an action or process
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Stringent
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strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste
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Surmise
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to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess / likely idea that lacks definite proof
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