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14751863891ameliorateto improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming0
14751865824aplomb(n.) poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity1
14751867393bombastic(adj.) pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas2
14751868558callow(adj.) without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers3
14751871023drivel(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
14751876115epitome(n.) a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality5
14751882404exhort(v.) to urge strongly, advise earnestly6
14751884840ex officioby virtue of holding a certain office7
14751889822infringeto violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds8
14751890973ingratiate(v.) to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense)9
14751894972interloperone who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder10
14751897715intrinsic(adj.) belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part11
14751901561inveigh(v.) to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval12
14751903205lassitude(n.) weariness of body or mind, lack of energy13
14751905453millennium(n.) a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy14
14751906615occult(adj.) secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means; mysterious, magical, uncanny; (v.) to hide, cover up; eclipse; (n.) matters involving the supernatural15
14751909647permeate(v.) to spread through, penetrate, soak through16
14751911129precipitate(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
14751915449stringent(adj.) strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste18
14751917898surmise(v.) to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; (n.) likely idea that lacks definite proof19

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