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Set 2
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20
English
11th Grade
09/30/2010

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Ameliorate
Definition
improve
s:better
A: worsen
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aplomb
Definition
poise
s:Composure
a: anxious
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Bombastic
Definition
over-blown lanuage
s:High-flown
a:simple
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Callow
Definition
immature
S: inexperienced
a: mature
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Drivel
Definition
to talk stupidly or carelessly
s:hogwash
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Epitome
Definition
a summary
S:model; archetype
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Exhort
Definition
urge strongly
S:entreat
a:discourage
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Ex officio
Definition
holding a certain office
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Infringe
Definition
trespass
s:encroach
a:stay in bounds
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Ingratiate
Definition
to gain acceptace from others
s:curry favor
a:alienate
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Interloper
Definition
someone who comes in where they're mnot wanted
s:buttinsky
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Intrinsic
Definition
belonger to someone/something by it's very nature
s:organic
a:extrinsic
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Inveigh
Definition
to make a violent attack using words
s:rail against
a:glorify
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Lassitude
Definition
werriness, tired, lack of energy
s:fatigue
a: have energy
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Millennium
Definition
a period of a thousand years
s:golden days
a: doomsday
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Occult
Definition
mysterious, magical
s:super natural
a:commom
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Permeate
Definition
spread through, penatrate
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Precipitate
Definition
hurl down from a great height
s:reskless
a:cautious
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Stringent
Definition
stern
s:strict
a:leaniant
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Surmise
Definition
think/believe with very little supportive evidence; to guess
s:presume
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