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40 Cards in this Set
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ameliorate
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to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming
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amend
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aplomb
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poise, assurance, great self-confidence, perpendicularity
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A+, poise
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bombastic
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pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas
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bomb, overblown
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callow
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without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking of sophistication and poise; without feathers
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shallow; baby calf
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drivel
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saliva 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 foolishly
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drool, dribble
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epitome
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a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality
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model, example
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exhort
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to urge strongly, advise earnestly
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urge, encourage
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ex officio
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by virtue of holding a certain office
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office, official, automatic
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infringe
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to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds
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intrude
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ingratiate
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to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense)
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agreeable, gratitude
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interloper
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one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder
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intruder
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intrinsic
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belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part
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essential, inherent
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inveigh
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to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval
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violent
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lassitude
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weariness of body or mind, lack of energy
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lack, lazy, fatigue
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millennium
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a period of one thousand years; period of great joy
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milli = 1000
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occult
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mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means; to hide, conceal eclipse; matters involving the supernatural
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mysterious, cult
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permeate
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to spread through, penetrate, soak through
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permeable, penetrate
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precipitate
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to 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 process
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precipitation;
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stringent
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strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to taste
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strict
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surmise
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to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; likely idea that lacks definite proof
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assume, suppose
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re
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again
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reread
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pre
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before
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preheat
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over
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above, beyond extra; more
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overpay
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under
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below, lesser in degree
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underpay
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co
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together; jointly; in the same degree
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cooperate
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mis
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badly; wrongly mistakenly, incorrectly
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misquote
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theo
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gods
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theology
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gen
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race; origin
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generation
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chron
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time
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chronic
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nat
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born
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nature
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bio
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life
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biology
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viv
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life
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vivid
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zoo
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animal
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zoology
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homo
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same; man
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homonym
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auto
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self
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automatic
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dem
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people
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democracy
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voc
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call; voice
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vocal
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scope
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see
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telescope
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spec
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see
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spectator
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vis
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see
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visable
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