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ameliorate: to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming
synonym: amend, better
antonym: worsen, aggravate, exacerbate
2.
aplomb: poise, assurance, great self-confidence, perpendicularity
synonym: composure, self-possession, levelheadedness
antonym: confusion, embarrassment, abashment
3.
bombastic: pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas
synonym: inflated, highfalutin, high-flown, pretentious
antonyms: unadorned, simple plain austere
4.
callow: without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers
synonyms: green, raw, unfledged, inexperienced
antonyms: mature, grown-up, polished, sophisticated
5.
drivel: saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense
synonyms: balderdash, hogwash, tommyrot; slaver
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epitome: a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality
synonyms: abstract, digest, model, archetype
7.
ex officio: by virtue of holding a certain office
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exhort: to urge strongly, advice earnestly
synonyms: entreat, implore, adjure
antonyms: discourage, advise against, deprecate
9.
infringe: to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds
synonyms: encroach, impinge, intrude, poach
antonyms: stay in bounds
10.
ingratiate: to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others
synonyms: cozy up to, curry favor with
antonyms: alienate, humiliate oneself, mortify oneself
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interloper: one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder
synonym: trespasser, meddler, buttinsky
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intrinsic: belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part
synonym: immanent, organic
antonym: extrinsic, external, outward
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inveigh: to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval
synonym: rail, harangue, fulminate, remonstrate
antonym: acclaim, glorify, extol
14.
lassitude: weariness of body or mind; lack of energy
synonym: fatigue, lethargy, torpor, languor
antonym: energy, vitality, animation, liveliness
15.
millennium: a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy
synonym: chiliad, golden age, prosperity, peace
antonym: doomsday, day of judgment
16.
occult: mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means
synonym: supernatural, esoteric, abstruse, arcane
antonym: mundane, common, public, exoteric
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permeate: to spread through, penetrate, soak through
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precipitate: to fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinct form to
synonym: provoke, produce; reckless, impetuous
antonym: wary, cautious, circumspect
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stringent: strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste
synonym: stern, rigorous, tough, urgent, imperative
antonym: lenient, mild, lax, permissive
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surmise: to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess
synonym: infer gather; inference, presumption