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English3 Vocab Unit2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ameliorate | To make better or to improve. |
| Aplomb | Poise, assurance, self-confidence, composure, levelheadedness. |
| Bombastic | pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas |
| Callow | inexperienced, immature, novice |
| Drivel | saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense; (v.) to let saliva flow from the mouth; to utter nonsense; to waste or fritter away foolishly |
| Epitome | a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality; model, archetype |
| ex officio | by virtue of holding a certain office |
| exhort | to urge strongly, advise earnestly; entreat, implore |
| infringe | to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds; intrude |
| ingratiate | to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense) |
| interloper | an intruder, trespasser, one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be |
| intrinsic | belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent |
| inveigh | to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval; to remonstrate |
| lassitude | weariness of body or mind, lack of energy, fatigue |
| millennium (pl., millennia) | a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy, peace, prosperity |
| occult | mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means;(v.) to hide, conceal, eclipse;(n.) matters involving the supernatural |
| permeate | to spread through, penetrate, soak through |
| precipitate | to fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to provoke, produce;(adj.) characterized by excessive haste, reckless; (n.) moisture; the product of an action or process |
| stringent | strict, severe, stern, rigorous; urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste |
| surmise | to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; to infer;(n.) likely idea that lacks definite proof; inference, presumption |