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Vocab Set 1 Part 2
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ameliorate | (verb) to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming |
| Aplomb | (noun) poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity |
| Bombastic | (adjective) pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas |
| Callow | (adjective) without experience; immature, not fully developed, lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers |
| Drivel | (noun) saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense; (verb) to let saliva flow from the mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly |
| Epitome | (noun) a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality |
| Exhort | (verb) to urge strongly, advise earnestly |
| Ex officio | (adjective, adverb) by virtue of holding a certain office |
| Infringe | (verb) to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds |
| Ingratiate | (verb) to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense) |
| Interloper | (noun) one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder |
| Intrinsic | (adjective) belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part |
| Inveigh | (verb) to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval |
| Lassitude | (noun) weariness of body or mind, lack of energy |
| Millenium | (noun) a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy |
| Occult | (adjective) mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means; (verb) to hide, conceal; eclipse; (noun) matters involving the supernatural |
| Permeate | (verb) to spread through, penetrate, soak through |
| Precipitate | (verb) to fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinctive form to; (adjective) characterized by excessive haste; (noun) moisture; the product of an action or process |
| Stringent | (adjective) strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste |
| Surmise | (verb) to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; (noun) likely idea that lacks definite proof |
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Macualey
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