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5010233822Ameliorate(v) to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming0
5010260486Aplomb(n) poise, assurance, great self-confidence, perpendicularity1
5066067232AplombS: composure, self-possesion, levelheadedness A: Confusion, Embarassment, Abashment2
5011673132Bombastic(adj) pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas S: inflated, highfalutin, high-flown, pretentious A: unadorned, simple, plain, austere3
5066067233BombasticS: inflated, highfalutin, high-flown, pretentious A: unadorned, simple, plain, austere4
5011697191Callow(adj) without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers S: Green, raw, unfledged, inexperienced A: mature, grown-up, polished, sophisticated5
5066067234CallowS: Green, raw, unfledged, inexperienced A: mature, grown-up, polished, sophisticated6
5011720910Drivel(n) Saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; 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 foolishly7
5066067235DrivelS: (n) balderdash, hogwash, tommyrot, slaver8
5011747686Epitome(n) A summary, condensed, account; an instance that represents a larger reality9
5066067236EpitomeS: Abstract, digest, model, archetype10
5011779601Exhort(v) to urge strongly, advise earnestly11
5066078161ExhortS: entreat, implore, adjure A: discourage, advise against, deprecate12
5011811351Ex Officio(adj, adv) by the virtue of holding a certain office13
5011823535Infringe(v) to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds14
5066078162InfringeS: encroach, impinge, intrude, poach A: stay in bounds15
5011840422Ingratiate(v) to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical sense or derogatory sense16
5066078163IngratiateS: cozy up to, curry favor with A: alienate, humiliate oneself, mortify oneself17
5011868554Interloper(n) one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder18
5066078164InterloperS: trespasser, meddler, buttinsky19
5011885530Intrinsic(adj) belonging to someone or something by very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part20
5066094138IntrinsicS: immanent, organic A: extrinsic, external, outward21
5011912938Inveigh(v) to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval22
5066094139InveighS: rail, harangue, fulminate, remonstrate A: Acclaim, glorify, extol23
5011933912Lassitude(n) weariness of body or mind, lack of energy24
5066094140LassitudeS: fatigue, lethargy, torpor, languor A: energy, vitality, animation, liveliness25
5011964709Millennium (Pl) millenia(n) a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy26
5066094141MillenniumS: Chiliad, Golden age, prosperity, peace A: doomsday, day of judgement27
5011983598Occult(adj) mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means (V) to hide, conceal; eclipse; (n) all matters involving the supernatural28
5066094142SurmiseS: (v) infer, gather (n) inference, presumption29
5066094143OccultS: (adj) supernatural, esoteric, abstruse, arcane A: (adj) mundane, common, public, exoteric30
5012020279Permeate(v) to spread through, penetrate, soak through31
5012034819Precipitate(v) to fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinct form to (adj) characterize by excessive haste (n) moisture; the product of an action or process32
5066094144PrecipitateS: (v) provoke, produce (adj) reckless, impetuous A: wary, cautious, circumspect33
5012071617Stringent(adj) strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste34
5066094145StringentS: stern, rigorous, tough, urgent, imperative A: lenient, lax, mild, permissive35
5012099421Surmise(v) to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; (n) a likely idea that lacks definite proof36
5066067237AmeliorateS: Amend, Better A: Worsen, Aggravate, Exacerbate37

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