to make better, improve, or correct. "Her smile has a way of ameliorating any bad situation"

poise, confidence, level-headedness. He approached the SATs with the aplomb of a master student

pompous, inflated, full of high sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas. "She made a bombastic comment that sounded very impressive but didn't even adddress the issue"

immature, inexperienced. "The freshmen stepped on the ice knowing they were callow, but by the end of the season, they were well-experienced.

n/v saliva flowing from mouth or nose, hogwash, to utter nonsense. "The coach's plan didn't convince anyone and sounded like drivel.

an instance that represents a larger reality, example, summary. "Our loss that night would be the epitome of our entire season, always losing in the last minutes of the game".

to strongly urge, beg, implore. "Our fans exhorted us from the stands to play harder"

by virtue of holding a certain office. "The team captain is the ex officio leader of the team when speaking to the refs"

to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds. "The freshman forward upset the senior center, because he always infringed on his space on the ice"

to make oneself agreeable to gain favor or acceptance by others. "The worse players always try to ingratiate themselves with the coaches to get more playing time"

one how moves in where he is not wanted or has no right to be, and intruder, trespasser. "When we went back to the locker room, there was an interloper going through our bags"

belonging to someone or something by its very nature, inherent, essential - "checking is an intrinsic part of hockey"

to make a violent attack in words , express a strong disapproval, "don't inveigh something you don't understand"

weariness of body or mind, lack of energy. "After a game, I am overcome by lassitude"

a period of 1000 years or a period of great joy

mysterious, supernatural, secret

to spread through, penetrate, soakl through - "after the loss, a feeling of failure permeated the team"

v/n to fall as mositure, to bring about or cause, moisture, the product of an action. "The coach's speech precipitated a turn-around in the 3rd period"

strict, severe, stern. "The coach holds his team to the most stringent standards of discipline"

to think or believe wothout certain proof, to guess. "From the look on his face, I could surmise that he got a bad grade on the test"

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Sadlier Oxford F, 2

Sadlier Oxford Level F Chapter 2

Word	Meaning
ameliorate	to make better, improve, or correct. "Her smile has a way of ameliorating any bad situation"
aplomb	poise, confidence, level-headedness. He approached the SATs with the aplomb of a master student
bombastic	pompous, inflated, full of high sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas. "She made a bombastic comment that sounded very impressive but didn't even adddress the issue"
callow	immature, inexperienced. "The freshmen stepped on the ice knowing they were callow, but by the end of the season, they were well-experienced.
drivel	n/v saliva flowing from mouth or nose, hogwash, to utter nonsense. "The coach's plan didn't convince anyone and sounded like drivel.
epitome	an instance that represents a larger reality, example, summary. "Our loss that night would be the epitome of our entire season, always losing in the last minutes of the game".
exhort	to strongly urge, beg, implore. "Our fans exhorted us from the stands to play harder"
ex officio	by virtue of holding a certain office. "The team captain is the ex officio leader of the team when speaking to the refs"
infringe	to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds. "The freshman forward upset the senior center, because he always infringed on his space on the ice"
ingratiate	to make oneself agreeable to gain favor or acceptance by others. "The worse players always try to ingratiate themselves with the coaches to get more playing time"
interloper	one how moves in where he is not wanted or has no right to be, and intruder, trespasser. "When we went back to the locker room, there was an interloper going through our bags"
intrinsic	belonging to someone or something by its very nature, inherent, essential - "checking is an intrinsic part of hockey"
inveigh	to make a violent attack in words , express a strong disapproval, "don't inveigh something you don't understand"
lassitude	weariness of body or mind, lack of energy. "After a game, I am overcome by lassitude"
milleniuim	a period of 1000 years or a period of great joy
occult	mysterious, supernatural, secret
permeate	to spread through, penetrate, soakl through - "after the loss, a feeling of failure permeated the team"
precipitate	v/n to fall as mositure, to bring about or cause, moisture, the product of an action. "The coach's speech precipitated a turn-around in the 3rd period"
stringent	strict, severe, stern. "The coach holds his team to the most stringent standards of discipline"
surmise	to think or believe wothout certain proof, to guess. "From the look on his face, I could surmise that he got a bad grade on the test"

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