Sadlier Oxford Level F Chapter 2

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Word

Meaning

ameliorate

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

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aplomb

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

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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"

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callow

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

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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.

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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".

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exhort

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

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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"

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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"

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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"

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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"

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intrinsic

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

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inveigh

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

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lassitude

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

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milleniuim

a period of 1000 years or a period of great joy

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occult

mysterious, supernatural, secret

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permeate

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

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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"

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stringent

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

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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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