Vocab F2 Flashcards

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make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better

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Ameliorate

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self-confidence or assurance esp. when in a demanding situation

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Aplomb

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high-sounding but with little meaning; inflated

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bombastic

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(especially of a young person) inexperienced and immature

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callow

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Silly nonsense, talk nonsense

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Drivel

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A person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality or type

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Epitome

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strongly encourage or urge (someone) to do something

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Exhort

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by virtue of one’s position or status

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Ex officio

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actively break the terms of (a law, agreement, etc.)

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Infringe

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bring oneself into favor, with someone by flattering or trying to please them

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Ingratiate

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a person who becomes involved in a place or situation where they are not wanted or are considered not to belong

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Interloper

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12
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belonging naturally; essential

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Intrinsic

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13
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speak or write about (something) with great hostility

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Inveigh

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a state of physical or mental weariness; lack of energy

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Lassitude

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A period of a thousand years, especially when calculated from the traditional date of the birth of christ

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Millennium

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supernatural, mystical, or magical beliefs, practices, or phenomena

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Occult

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Spread throughout (something) pervade

18
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cause (an event or situation {bad/ undesirable}) to happen suddenly, unexpectedly or prematurely/ a substance to be deposited in solid form

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Precipitate

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(of regulations, requirements, or conditions) strict, precise, and exacting

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Suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it

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Ameliorate

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make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better

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Aplomb

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self-confidence or assurance esp. when in a demanding situation

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bombastic

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high-sounding but with little meaning; inflated

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callow

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(especially of a young person) inexperienced and immature

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Drivel
Silly nonsense, talk nonsense
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Epitome
A person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality or type
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Exhort
strongly encourage or urge (someone) to do something
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Ex officio
by virtue of one's position or status
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Infringe
actively break the terms of (a law, agreement, etc.)
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Ingratiate
bring oneself into favor, with someone by flattering or trying to please them
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Interloper
a person who becomes involved in a place or situation where they are not wanted or are considered not to belong
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Intrinsic
belonging naturally; essential
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Inveigh
speak or write about (something) with great hostility
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Lassitude
a state of physical or mental weariness; lack of energy
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Millennium
A period of a thousand years, especially when calculated from the traditional date of the birth of christ
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Occult
supernatural, mystical, or magical beliefs, practices, or phenomena
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Permeate
Spread throughout (something) pervade
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Precipitate
cause (an event or situation {bad/ undesirable}) to happen suddenly, unexpectedly or prematurely/ a substance to be deposited in solid form
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Stringent
(of regulations, requirements, or conditions) strict, precise, and exacting
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Surmise
Suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it