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14817372798ameliorateto improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming0
14817372799aplombpoise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity1
14817372800bombasticpompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas2
14817372801callowwithout experience; immature; not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers3
14817372802drivelsaliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless y'all or thinking; nonsense; to let saliva flow from the mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly4
14817372803epitomea summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality5
14817372804exhortto urge strongly, advise earnestly6
14817372805ex officioby virtue of holding a certain office7
14817372806infringeto violate, trespass, go beyond recognized values8
14817372807ingratiateto make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by other9
14817372808interloperone who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder10
14817372809intrinsicbelonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part11
14817372810inveighto make violent attack in words, express strong disapproval12
14817372811lassitudeweariness of body or mind, lack of energy13
14817372812milleniuma period of one thousand years; a period of great joy14
14817372813occultsecret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means; mysterious, magical, uncanny; to hide, cover up; eclipse matters involving the supernatural15
14817372814permeateto spread through, penetrate, soak through16
14817372815precipitateto fall as moisture; to hurl down from a great height17
14817372816stringentstrict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste18
14817372817surmiseto think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; likely idea that lacks definite proof19

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