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English Vocab WK 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aplomb | DEF: poise, assureance, great self-confidence (N) |
| aplomb (SYN) | SYN: composure, self possession, level headedness |
| ameliorate | DEF: to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming (V) |
| ameliorate (SYN) | SYN: amend, better |
| bombastic | DEF: Pompous or overblown in language; Full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas (ADJ) |
| bombastic (SYN) | SYN: inflated, highfalutin, high-flown, pretentious |
| callow | DEF: without experience; Immature, not fully developed; Lacking sophistication and poise; Without feathers (ADJ) |
| callow (SYN) | SYN: green, raw,unfledged, inexperienced |
| drivel | DEF: Saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; Foolish, aimless talk or thinking; Nonsense;(N) To let saliva flow from the mouth; To utter nonsense or childish twaddle; To waste or fritter away foolishly (V) |
| drivel (SYN) | SYN: Balderdash, hogwash, tommy rot, slaver |
| epitome | DEF: a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality |
| epitome (SYN) | SYN: abstract, digest, model, archetype |
| exhort | DEF: to urge strongly, advise earnestly (V) |
| exhort (SYN) | SYN: entreat, implore, adjure |
| ex officio | DEF: by virtue of holding a certain office (ADJ) |
| infringe | DEF: to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds (V) |
| infringe (SYN) | SYN: enroach, impige, intrude, poach |
| ingratiate | DEF: to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense) (V) |
| intragate (SYN) | SYN: cozy up to, curry favor with, "suck up" |