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ameliorate
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v. to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming
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aplomb
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n. poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity
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bombastic
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adj. 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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adj. without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers
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drivel
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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
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epitome
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n. a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality
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exhort
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v. to urge strongly, advise earnestly
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ex officio
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adj, adv. by virtue of holding a certain office
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infringe
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v. to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds
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ingratiate
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v. to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense)
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interloper
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n. 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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adj. 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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v. to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval
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lassitude
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n. weariness or body or mind, lack of energy
**remember la(y on your)assitude |
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millenium
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n. a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy
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occult
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adj. mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means; v. to hide, conceal, eclipse, n. matters involving the supernatural
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permeate
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v. to spread through, penetrate, soak through
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precipitate
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v. to fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinct form to; adj. characterized by excessive haste; n. moisture, the product of an action or process
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stringent
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adj. strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste
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surmise
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v. to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; n. likely idea that lacks definite proof
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