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Unit 2 Vocab
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11th Grade
10/22/2019

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Ameliorate
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To improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming.
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Aplomb
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Poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity.
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Bombastic
Definition
Pompous or over blown in language; Full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas.
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Callow
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Without experience; immature, now fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers.
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Drivel
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Saliva mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense.

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Epitome
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A summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality.
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Exhort
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To earth strongly, advise earnestly
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Ex officio
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By virtue of holding a certain office.
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Infringe
Definition
To violate, trespass, go beyond recognized 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
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One who moves and where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder
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Intrinsic
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Belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; 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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Weariness of body or mind, lack of energy.
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Millennium
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A period of 1000 years; a period of joy.
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Occult
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Secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means; mysterious, magical, uncanny.
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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 bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinct form to.
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Stringent
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Strict, severe; sharper better to the taste.
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Surmise
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To think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; likely idea that lacks definite proof.
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