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english vocab unit 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ameliorate | D:to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming S:amend, better A:worsen, aggravate, exacerbate |
| aplomb | D:poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity S:composure, self-possession,levelheadedness A:confusion, embarrassment, abashment |
| bombastic | D:pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas S:inflated, highfalutin, high-flown, pretentious A: unadorned, simple, plain, austere |
| callow | D:without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers S:green, raw, unfledged, inexperienced A:mature, grown-up, polished, sophisticated |
| drivel | D: saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense; to let saliva flow from the mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly S:balderdash, hogwash, tommyrot; slaver |
| epitome | D:a summary, condensed account; an instance that reresents a larger reality S:abstract, digest, model, archetype |
| exhort | D:to urge strongly, advise earnestly S:entreat, implore, adjure A:discourage, advise against, deprecate |
| ex officio | D:by virtue of holding a certain office |
| Infringe | D:to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds S:encroach, impinge, intrude, poach A:alienate, humiliate oneself, mortify oneself |
| Interloper | D:one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder S:trespasser, meddler, buttinsky |
| intrinsic | D:belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent, originating in a bodily organ or part S:immanent, organic A:extrinsic, external, outward |
| inveigh | D:to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval S:rail, harangue, fulminate, remonstrate A:acclaim, glorify, extol |
| lassitude | D:weariness of body or mind, lack of energyS:fatigue, lethargy, torpor, languor A:energy, vitality, animation, livliness |
| millenium | D:a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy S:chiliad, golden age, prosperity, peace A:doomsday, day of judgement |
| occult | D:mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means; to hide, conceal; eclipse; matters involving the supernaturalS:supernatural, esoteric, abstruse, arcane A:mundane, common, public, exoteric |
| permeate | D:to spread through, penetrate, soak through |
| precipitate | D:to fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinct form to; characterized by exceessive haste; moisture; the product of an action or process S:provoke, produce; reckless, impetuous |
| precipitate continued | A:wary, cautious, circumspect |
| stringent | strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste S:stern, rigorous, tough, urgent, imperative A:lenient, mild, lax, permissive |
| surmise | D:to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; likely idea that lacks definite proof S:infer, gather; inference, presumption |
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