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Sadlier F Unit 4
U2, P2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aplomb | poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity |
| callow | without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise |
| epitome | a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality |
| ex officio | by virtue of holding a certain office |
| ingratiate | to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense) |
| intrinsic | belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part |
| lassitude | weariness of body or mind, lack of energy |
| occult | secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means; mysterious, magical, uncanny; (v.) to hide, cover up, eclipse; (n.) matters involving the supernatural |
| precipitate | to fall as moisture; to bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinct form to; (adj.) characterized by excessive haste; (n.) moisture, the product of an action or process |
| surmise | to think or believe without ceratin supporting evidence to conjecture or guess; (n.) likely idea that lacks definite proof |