SO - Level F, Unit 2
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| ameliorate | v. to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming
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| aplomb | n. poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity
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| bombastic | adj. pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas
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| callow | adj. without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers
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| drivel | n. saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense
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| epitome | n. a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality
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| exhort | v. to urge strongly, advise earnestly
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| ex officio | adj., adv. By virtue of holding a certain office
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| infringe | f. to violate trespass, go beyond recognized bounds
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| ingratiate | v. to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense)
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| interloper | n. one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder
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| intrinsic | adj. belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part
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| inveigh | v. to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval
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| millennium | n. a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy
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| occult | adj. mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means
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| permeate | v. to spread through, penetrate, soak through
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| precipitate | v. to fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinct form to
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| stringent | adj. strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste
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| surmise | v. to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess
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| lassitude | n. weariness of body or mind, lack of energy
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