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4867790088ameliorateto improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming0
4867790089aplombpoise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity1
4867790090bombasticpompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas2
4867790091callowwithout experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers3
4867790092drivelsaliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense; to let saliva flow from the mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly4
4867790093epitomea summary, condensed accuount; an instance that represents a larger reality5
4867790094exhortto urge strongly, advise earnestly6
4867790095ex officioby virtue of holding a certain office7
4867790096infringeto violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds8
4867790097ingratiateto make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes in a critical or derogatory sense)9
4867790098interloperone who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder10
4867790099intrinsicbelonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part11
4867790100inveighto make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval12
4867790101laasitudeweariness of body or mind, lack of energy13
4867790102millenniuma period of over one thousand years; a period of great joy14
4867790103occultmysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means; to hide, conceal, eclipse; matters involving the supernatural15
4867790104permeateto spread through, penetrate, soak through16
4867790105precipitateto fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinct form to; characterized by excessive haste; moisture; the product of an action or process17
4867790106stringentstrict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste18
4867790107surmiseto think or believe without supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; likely idea that lacks definite proof19

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