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bkhs 11/F unit 2
sadlier-oxford vocab workshop level f unit 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ameliorate | to improve, make better |
| aplomb | poise, assurance, great self-confidence |
| bombastic | pompous or overblown in language |
| callow | without experience, immature |
| drivel | saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish thinking |
| epitome | a summary |
| exhort | to urge strongly, advise earnestly |
| ex officio | by virtue of holding a certain office |
| infringe | to violate, trespass |
| ingratiate | to make oneself agreeable to gain favor |
| interloper | one who moves in where he/she is not wanted, an intruder |
| intrinsic | belonging to someone by its very nature, essential |
| inveigh | to make a violent attack in words |
| lassitude | weariness of body or mind, lack of energy |
| millennium | a period of one thousand years |
| occult | mysterious, magical, supernatural, secret |
| permeate | to spread through, penetrate |
| precipitate | to fall as moisture; excessive haste; moisture |
| stringent | strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding; sharp or bitter to the taste |
| surmise | to conjecture, or guess |