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Vocab Unit 2
Vocab Unit 2
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English
10th Grade
09/17/2010

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ameliorate
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to improve
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aplomb
Definition
great self-confidence
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bombastic
Definition
pretentious, full of high-sounding words to conceal a lack of ideas
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callow
Definition
inexperience, immature
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drivel
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saliva or mucus; to drool; to utter nonsense; to waste foolishly
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epitome
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a summary; archetype; quintessence
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exhort
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to urge strongly
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ex officio
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by virtue of holding a certain office
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infringe
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to violate, to trespass, to encroach
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ingratiate
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to make oneself agreeable to gain acceptance by others; to suck up
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interloper
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an intruder; meddler; a nosy person
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intrinsic
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inherent; belonging to someone or something by its very nature
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