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| ex officio (adj., adv.) | by virtue of holding a certain office |
| infringe (v) | to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds |
| callow (adj) | without feathers; withoutexperience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise |
| ameliorate (v) | to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming |
| bombastic (adj) | pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas |
| ingratiate (v) | to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favorable acceptance by others (sometimes ussed in a critical or derogatory sense) |
| epitome (n) | a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality |
| aplomb (n) | poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity |
| exhort (v) | to urge strongly, advise earnestly |
| drivel (n) | saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense |
| inveigh (v) | to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval |
| surmise (v) | to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess |
| intrinsic (adj) | belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; origniating in a bodily organ or part; good for its own sake |
| occult (adj) | mysterious, magical, supernatural; sceret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means |
| precipitate (v) | to fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinct form to |
| lassitude (n) | weariness of body or mind, lack of energy |
| millennium (n) | a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy, prosperity, or peace |
| permeate (v) | to spread through, penetrate, soak through |
| stringent (adj) | strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste |
| interloper (n) | an intruder, one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be |
