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1. Ameliorate (verb) to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming Synonyms: amend, better

2. Aplomb (noun) poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity Synonyms: composure, self-possession, levelheadedness.

3. Bombastic (adjective) pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas Synonyms: inflated, highfalutin, high-flown, pretentious

4. Callow (adjective) without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers Synonyms: green, raw, unfledged, inexperienced

5. Drivel (noun) saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish aimless talk or thinking; nonsense; (verb) to let saliva flow from the mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly Synonyms: balderdash, hogwash, tommyrot; slaver

6. Epitome (noun) a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality Synonyms: abstract, digest, model, archetype

7. Exhort (verb) to urge strongly, advise earnestly Synonyms: entreat, implore, adjure Unless exhorted with severe punishment, my brother would never listen to our parents.

8. Ex officio (adjective, adverb) by virtue of holding a certain office

9. Infringe (verb) to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds Synonyms: encroach, impinge, intrude, poach

10. Ingratiate (verb) to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in critical or derogatory use) Synonyms: cozy up to, curry favor with

11. Interloper (noun) one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder Synonyms: trespasser, meddler, buttinsky

12. Intrinsic (Adjective) belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part Synonyms: immanent, organic

13. Inveigh (verb) to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval Synonyms: rail, harangue, fulminate, remonstrate

14. Lassitude (noun) weariness of body or mind, lack of energy Synonyms: fatigue, lethargy, torpor, languor Antonyms: energy, vitality, animation, liveliness

15. Millennium (noun) a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy Synonyms: chiliad, golden age, prosperity, peace Antonyms: doomsday, day of judgment

16. Occult (adjective) mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means. (verb) to hide, conceal; eclipse. (noun) matters involving the supernatural Synonyms: supernatural, esoteric, abstruse, arcane

17. permeate (verb) to spread through, penetrate, soak through

18. precipitate (Verb) to fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinct form to; ( adjective) characterized by excessive haste (noun) moisture; the product of an action or process Synonyms: provoke, produce, reckless, impetuous

19. Stringent (adjective) strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste Synonyms: stern, rigorous, tough, urgent, imperative

20. Surmise (verb) To think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; (noun) likely idea that lacks definite proof Synonyms: infer, gather, inference, presumption