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Vocabulary Unit 2
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English
11th Grade
09/08/2009

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Term
Ex officio
Definition
by virtue of holding a certain office.
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Infringe
Definition
to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds.
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Callow
Definition

without feathers.

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Ameliorate
Definition

to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming.

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Bombastic
Definition
pompous or overblown in language.
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Ingratiate
Definition
to make oneself.
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Epitome
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a summary, condensed account.
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Aplomb
Definition
poise, assurance, great self-confidence.
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Exhort
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to urge strongly, advice earnestly
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Drivel
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saliva or mucus flowing from mouth or nose.

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Inveigh
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to make a violent attack in words.

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Surmise
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to think or believe without certain supporting.
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Intrinsic
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belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential.

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Occult
Definition
mysterious, magical
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Precipitate
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to fall as moisture.

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Lassitude
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weariness of body or mind, lack of energy.

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Millennium
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a period of one thousand years.
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Permeate
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to spread through, penetrate
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Stringent
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strict, severe.
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Interloper
Definition
intruder, one who moves in where he or she is not wanted.
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