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11135656881ameliorateto improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming0
11135658941aplombpoise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity1
11135663038bombasticpompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas2
11135669888callowwithout experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers3
11135669889drivel(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 foolishly4
11135673051epitome(n.) a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality5
11135673052exhort(v.) to urge strongly, advise earnestly6
11135676597ex officio(adj., adv.) by virtue of holding a certain office7
11135676598infringeto violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds8
11135676599ingratiate(v.) to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense)9
11135680746interloperone who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder10
11135683434intrinsic(adj.) belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part11
11135683435inveigh(v.) to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval12
11135685547lassitude(n.) weariness of body or mind, lack of energy13
11135685548millennium(n.) a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy14
11135685549occult(adj.) mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means; (v.) to hide, conceal; eclipse; (n.) matters involving the supernatural15
11135688855permeate(v.) to spread through, penetrate, soak through16
11135688856precipitate(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 process17
11135692235stringent(adj.) strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste18
11135692236surmise(v.) to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; (n.) likely idea that lacks definite proof19
11135692237benedictiona blessing20
11135694837blasphemythe act or offense of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things; profane talk.21
11135694838carriondecaying flesh22
11135694839connoteto suggest; to imply23
11135698316demurequiet and modest; reserved24

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