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Unit 2
Sadlier-Oxford Level F
20
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04/11/2007

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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) to violate, trespass go beyond recognized bounds
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callow
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(adj) without feathers; without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise
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ameliorate
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(v) to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming
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bombastic
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(adj) pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas
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ingratiate
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(v) to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favorable acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense)
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epitome
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(n) a summary, condense account; an instance that represents a larger reality
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aplomb
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(n) poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity
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exhort
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(v) to urge strongly, advise earnestly
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drivel
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(n) saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense; (v) to let saliva flow from mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly
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inveigh
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(v) to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval
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surmise
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(v) to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; (n) an idea or thought that seems likely but lacks definite proof
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intrinsic
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(adj) belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part; good for its own sake
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occult
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(adj) mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means; (v) to hide, conceal; eclipse; (n) matters involving the supernatural
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precipitate
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(v) to fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinct form to; (adj) characterized by excessive haste; (n) moisture; the product of an action or process
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lassitude
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(n) weariness of body or mind, lack of energy
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millennium
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(n) a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy, prosperity or peace
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permeate
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(v) to spread through, penetrate, soak through
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stringent
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(adj) strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste
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interlopwer
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(n) an intruder, one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be
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