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SVL 2
A list of all the vocab words on SVL 2.
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English
10th Grade
10/25/2012

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Ameliorate
Definition
To make better or more tolerable.
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Aplomb
Definition
Self assurance, confidence.
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Bombastic
Definition
Pompous, overblown, "The candidate gave an bombastic speech that, rather than attract voters pushed them away with his overdone charisma."
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Callow
Definition
Immature, sophomoric.
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Drivel
Definition
Word that mean nothing and are stupid and careless.
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Epitome
Definition
The absolute peak of something, a universal example.
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Exhort
Definition
To incite by argument or advise.
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Ex Officio
Definition
To hold by merit of an office.
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Infringe
Definition
To encroach on in such a way that violates the rights of another.
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Ingratiate
Definition
To integrate oneself into anothers confidence through purposeful means. To gain favor by "sucking up."
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Interloper
Definition
One who is in a place where he is not allowed to be. An intruder.
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Intrinsic
Definition
An attribute that is what makes the item what it is. An essential property.
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Inveigh
Definition
To contest or complain bitterly.
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Lassitude
Definition
A state of weariness.
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Millennium
Definition
A thousand years.
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Occult
Definition
To hide from view.
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Permeate
Definition
To penetrate or diffuse through.
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Precipitate
Definition
To cause to happen.
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Stringent
Definition
Tight, constrained.
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Surmise
Definition
To assume based upon little knowledge. Educated guess.
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