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ENglush unit 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Aplomb | poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity |
| bombastic | pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas |
| epitome | a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality |
| exhort | to urge strongly, advise earnestly |
| ingratiate | to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense). |
| callow | without experience, immature, not fully developed, lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers |
| drivel | to let saliva flow from the mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly |
| ex officio | by virtue of holding a certain office |
| ameliorate | to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming |
| infringe | to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds |