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Unit 2, Level F
vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ameliorate | (v) to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming |
| aplomb | (n) poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity |
| bombastic | (adj) pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas |
| callow | (adj) without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers |
| drivel | (v) to utter nonsense |
| epitome | (n) a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality |
| exhort | (v) to urge strongly, advise earnestly |
| ex officio | (adj) by virtue of holding a certain office |
| infringe | (v) to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds |
| ingratiate | (v) to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes in a derogatory sense) |
| interloper | (n) one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder |
| intrinsic | (adj) belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent |
| inveigh | (v) a violent attack in words, expressing strong disapproval |
| lassitude | (n) weariness of body or mind; lack of energy |
| millenium (PLURAL: millennia) | (n) a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy |
| occult | (adj) secret; hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means; mysterious, magical, uncanny; (v) to hide or cover up |
| permeate | (v) to spread through, penetrate, soak through |
| precipitate | (v) to fall as moisture; to bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height |
| stringent | (adj) strict, severe, rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to taste |
| surmise | (v) to think or believe without supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; (n) likely idea that lacks definite proof |