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