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Vocab Unit 1&2
Sadlier Vocab Units 1&2 Level F
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| (n.) poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity | aplomb |
| (adj.) pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas | bombastic |
| (adj.) without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers | callow |
| (n.) saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish. aimless talk or thinking; nonsense | drivel |
| (v.) to let saliva flow form the mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to wast or fritter away foolishly | drivel |
| (n.) a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality | epitome |
| (v.) to urge strongly, advise earnestly | exhort |
| (adj... adv.) by virtue of holding a certain office | ex officio |
| (v.) to violate, trespass, go beyond recognize bounds | infringe |
| (v.) to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense) | ingratiate |
| (n.) one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder | interloper |
| (adj.) belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part | intrinsic |
| to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval | inveigh |
| (n.) weariness of body or mind, lack of energy | lassitude |
| (n.) a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy | millenium |
| (v.) to improve, make better, correct a flow or shortcoming | ameliorate |
| (v.) to spread through, penetrate, soak through | permeate |
| (v.) to fall as moisture; to bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinct form to | precipitate |
| (adj.) characterized by excessive haste | precipitate |
| (n.) moisture; the product of an action or process | precipitate |
| (adj.) strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste | stringent |
| (v.) to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess | surmise |
| (n.) likely idea that lacks definite proof | surmise |
| (n.) the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval | approbation |
| (v.) to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench | assuage |
| (n.) combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose | coalition |
| (n.) decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgance | decadence |
| (v.) to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person) | elicit |
| (v.) to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning | espostulate |
| (adj.) used so often as to lack freshness or originality | hackneyed |
| (n.) a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing) | hiatus |
| (n.) a hint; indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense) | innuendo |
| (v.) to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go between in a disagreement | intercede |
| (adj.) wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence) | jaded |
| (adj.) causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint | lurid |
| (adj.) worthy, deserving recognition and praise | meritorious |
| (adj.) peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset | petulant |
| (n.) a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence | prerogative |
| (adj.) pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward ; of a simple, plain design that originated in the countryside | provincial |
| (n.) a person with a narrow point of view a person from an outlying area ; a solider form a province or colony | provincial |
| (v.) to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of | simulate |
| (v.) to rise above or beyond, exceed | transcend |
| (n.) shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion | umbrage |
| (adj.) excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable | unctuous |
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