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Flashcards in 12/10 vocab Deck (15)
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1
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full of hot air; given to rhetoric; all talk no action

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bombastic

2
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suck up; gain favor deliberately (often insincere)

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ingratiate

3
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a standard or typical example; model

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epitome

4
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coolness and composure under strain; poise

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aplomb

5
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spur on; encourage someone (with cheers)

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exhort

6
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a worthless message

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drivel

7
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complain bitterly; express complaints

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inveigh

8
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infer from incomplete evidence; deduce

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surmise

9
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something that comes from within; belonging to a thing by its very nature; inalienable

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intrinsic

10
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supernatural events, forces, or people collectively

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occult

11
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bring about abruptly; fall from the clouds

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precipitate

12
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a feeling of lack of interest or energy

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lassitude

13
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span of 1000 years

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millennium

14
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spread or diffuse through

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permeate

15
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improve; amend

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ameliorate