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Sadlier Unit 2 (10.15.2020) Flashcards

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(v) to improve, make better, to correct a flaw or shortcoming

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Ameliorate

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Synonyms: amend, better

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Ameliorate

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Antonyms: worse, aggravate, exacerbate

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Ameliorate

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(n) poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity

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Aplomb

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Synonyms: composure, self-possession, level headedness

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Aplomb

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Antonyms: confusion, embarrassment, abashment

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Aplomb

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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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Bombastic

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Synonyms: inflated, highfalutin, high-flown, pretentious

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Bombastic

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Antonyms: unadorned, simple, plain, austere

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Bombastic

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(adj) without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers

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Callow

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Synonyms: green, raw, unfledged, inexperienced

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Callow

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Antonyms: mature, grown-up, polished, sophisticated

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Callow

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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 the mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle;
to waste or fritter away foolishly

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Drivel

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Synonyms: (n) balderdash, hogwash, tommyrot; (v) slaver.

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Drivel

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(n) a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality

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Epitome

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Synonyms: abstract, digest, model, archetype

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Epitome

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(v) to urge strongly, advise earnestly

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Exhort

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Synonyms: entreat, implore, adjure

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Exhort

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Antonyms: discourage, advise against, deprecate

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Exhort

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(adj., adv.) by virtue of holding a certain office

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Ex officio

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(v) to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds

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Infringe

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(v) to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others
(sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense).

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Ingratiate

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Synonyms: cozy up to, curry favor with

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Ingratiate

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Antonyms: alienate, humiliate oneself, mortify oneself

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Ingratiate

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(n) one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be,
an intruder

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Interloper

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Synonyms: trespasser, meddler, buttinsky

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Interloper

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(adj) belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part

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Intrinsic

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Synonyms: immanent, organic

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Intrinsic

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Antonyms: extrinsic, external, outward

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Intrinsic

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(v) to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval

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Inveigh

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Synonyms: rail, harangue, fulminate, remonstrate

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Inveigh

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Antonyms: acclaim, glorify, extol

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Inveigh

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(n) weariness of body or mind, lack of energy

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Lassitude

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Synonyms: fatigue, lethargy, torpor, languor

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Lassitude

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Antonyms: energy, vitality, animation, liveliness

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Lassitude

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(n) a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy

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Millennium

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Synonyms: chiliad, golden age, prosperity, peace

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Millennium

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Antonyms: doomsday, day of judgment

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Millennium

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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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Occult

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Synonyms: (adj) supernatural, esoteric, abstruse, arcane.

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Occult

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Antonyms: (adj) mundane, common, public, exoteric.

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Occult

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(v) to spread through, penetrate, soak through

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Permeate

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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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Precipitate

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Synonyms: (v) provoke, produce; (adj) reckless, impetuous

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Precipitate

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Antonyms: (adj) wary, cautious, circumspect

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Precipitate

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(adj) strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling;
sharp or bitter to the taste

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Stringent

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Synonyms: stern, rigorous, tough, urgent, imperative

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Stringent

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Antonyms: lenient, mild, lax, permissive

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Stringent

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(v) to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess.
(n) likely idea that lacks definite proof.

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Surmise

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Synonyms: (v) infer, gather; (n) inference, presumption.

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Surmise

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Synonyms: encroach, impinge, intrude, poach

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Infringe

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Antonym: stay in bounds

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Infringe

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