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7230410170 | ameliorate | to make better; to improve | 0 | |
7230410171 | callow | inexperienced and immature | 1 | |
7230410172 | ex officio | by virtue of holding a certain office | 2 | |
7230410511 | ingratiate | bring oneself into favor with someone by flattering or trying to please them | 3 | |
7230410512 | inveigh | to disapprove; protest vehemently | 4 | |
7230410513 | occult | beyond the range of ordinary knowledge or understanding; mysterious. | 5 | |
7230410514 | stringent | rigorously binding or exacting; strict; severe | 6 | |
7230410515 | aplomb | self-confidence or assurance, especially when in a demanding situation | 7 | |
7230410516 | drivel | childish, silly, or meaningless talk or thinking; nonsense; twaddle. | 8 | |
7230411061 | exhort | to urge strongly; advise earnestly | 9 | |
7230411062 | interloper | a person who interferes or meddles in the affairs of others; a person who becomes involved in a place or situation where they are not wanted or are considered not to belong | 10 | |
7230411063 | lassitude | weariness of body or mind; lack of energy | 11 | |
7230411064 | permeate | to spread through, penetrate, soak through | 12 | |
7230411065 | surmise | to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess. | 13 | |
7230411068 | bombastic | (of speech, writing, etc.) high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious. | 14 | |
7230411234 | epitome | The best or most typical example | 15 | |
7230411235 | infringe | to go beyond set limits | 16 | |
7230411236 | intrinsic | belonging to a thing by its very nature | 17 | |
7230411237 | millennium | a period of 1000 years | 18 | |
7230411415 | precipitate | to hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly | 19 |