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vocab for camal
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English
10th Grade
06/10/2009

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Aplomb
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poise, assurance, great self-cofidence; perpendicularity

 

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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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callow
Definition
without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers
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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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epitome
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summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality
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exhort
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to urge strongly, advise earnestly
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Ex Officio
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by virtue of holding a ceartain office
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Infringe
Definition
to violate, trespass, go beyond recongized bounds
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Ingratiate
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to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others
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Interloper

Definition
one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, intruder
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intrinsic
Definition
belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherit; originating in a bodily organ or part
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inveigh
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to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval
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lassitude
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wearines of body or mind, lack of energy
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millennium
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a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy
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occult
Definition
mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means
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permeate
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to spread through, penetrate, soak through
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precipitate
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to fall as moisture; to cause or bringing about suddenly
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