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20 Cards in this Set
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ameliorate
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to improve, make better
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amend
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aplomb
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pose, assurance
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composure
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bombastic
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pompous, overblown in language
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inflated, high-flown
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callow
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without experience, immature
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green, unfledged
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drivel
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saliva or mucus;utter nonsense or childish twaddle
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balderdash, hogwash
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epitome
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summary,an instance representing a larger reality
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model, digest
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exhort
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to urge strongly
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implore
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ex officio
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by virtue of holding a certain office
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the president...
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infringe
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to violate, trespass
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encroach
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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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cozy up, curry favor with
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interloper
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one who moves in where they're not wanted
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trespasser
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intrinsic
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belonging by its very nature
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immanent
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inveigh
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to make a violent attack in words
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rail
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lassitude
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weariness of body or mind
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lethargy
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millenium
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a period of one thousand years
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golden age
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occult
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mysterious, magical
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supernatural
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permeate
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to spread through
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penetrate
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precipitate
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to fall as moisture, to hurl down from a great height; to be characterized by excessive haste
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provoke,produce
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stringent
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strict, severe
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stern
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surmise
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to believe without certain supporting evidence
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infer, gather
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