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| ex officio | by virtue of holding a certain office, by virtue of one's job |
| infringe | to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds. to encroach, impinge, intrude, poach |
| callow | w/o experience, immature, not fully developed, lacking sophistication and poise, immature, inexperienced, green, raw |
| ameliorate | to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming, to better, improve, amend |
| bombastic | pompous or overblown in language, full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas. inflaterd, pompous, highfalutin, high-flown |
| ingratiate | to make oneself agreeable and thur gain favorable acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense). to cozy up to, curry flavor with |
| epitome | a summary, sondensed account, an instance that represents a larger reality. an abstract, digest, a model, archetype |
| aplomb | poise, assurance, great self-confidence. poise, assurance, confidence, composure |
| exhort | to urge strongly, advise earnestly. to urge, entreat, implore, adjure |
| drivel | foolish, aimless talk or thinking, nonsense, to utter nonsense or childish twaddle. twaddle, tommyrot, balderdash, hogwash |
| inveigh | to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval. to rail, harangue, fulminate, remonstrate |
| surmise | to think or believe without certain supporting evidence, to conjecture or guess, an idea or thought that seems likely but lacks definate proof. an inference, presumption, to infer, gather |
| intrinsic | belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent. essential, inherent, immanent, organic |
| occult | mysterious, magical, supernatural, matters involving the supernatural. supernatural,, esoteric, abstruse, secret |
| precipitate | to cause or bring about hastily, suddenly, or prematurely. to hurl down from a great height, acting with or characterized by excessive haste or impulsiveness. reckless, impetuous, to provoke, produce |
| lassitude | weariness of the body or mind, lack of energy. fatigue, lethargy, torpor, languor |
| millennium | a period of 100 years, a period of great joy, prosperity, or peace. a hilliad, a 'golden age' |
| permeate | to spread through, penetrate, soak through. to pervade, suffuse, saturate |
| stringent | strict, severe, rigorously or urgently binding or compelling. stern, rigorous, tough, urgent, imperative |
| interloper | an intruder, one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be. an intruder, meddler, buttinsky |
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