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Unit 2 Vocab
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English
11th Grade
10/25/2012

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Ameliorate
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(v) to improve, make better, correct a flaw
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Aplomb
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(n) poise, assurance, great self-confidence
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Bombastic
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(adj) overblown in language, full of high sounding words
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Callow
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(adj) without feathers/experience; immature, not fully developed
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Drivel
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(n) saliva or mucus from the mouth or nose; foolish talk or thinking; (v) let saliva flow from mouth; utter nonsense
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Epitome
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(n) summary, condensed account
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Exhort
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(v)to urge strongly, advise earnestly
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Ex Officio
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(adj & adv) by virtue of holding a certain office
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Infringe
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(v) violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds
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Ingratiate
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(v) to make oneself agreeable and gain favorable acceptance by others
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Interloper
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(n) intruder, one who moves in where he/she isn't wanted
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Intristic
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(adj) belonging to someone or somebody by its nature; essential; originating in bodily organ or part
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Inveigh
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(v) to make a violent attack in words, express dissaproval
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Lassitude
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(n) weariness in body or mind, lack of energy
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Millennium
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(n) a period of 1,000 years, period of great joy or peace
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Occult
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(adj) mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; (n) matters involving supernatural
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Permeate
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(v) to spread through, soak through
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Precipitate
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(v) to fall as moisture, cause or bring about suddenly, hurl down from a great height, give distinct form to
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Stringent
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(adj) strict, severe, urgently compelling; sharp or bitter in taste
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Surmise
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(v) think or believe without supporting evidence, to guess (n)idea that seems likely but lacks proof
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Benediction
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(n) blessing
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Blasphemy
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(n) profane remark about God, irreverence towards something considered sacred
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Carrion
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(n) decaying flesh
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Connote
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(v) to suggest or imply
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Demure
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(adj) shy, serious, modest
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