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Unit 2&3 English

QuestionAnswer
Ameliorate PoS: verb To improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming
aplomb PoS: Noun poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity
bombastic PoS: Adjective pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding word intended to conceal a lack of ideas
callow PoS: Adjective without experiance; maatures, not fully developed; lacking sophitication and poise; without feathers
drivel PoS: Noun saliva or musus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense
epitome PoS: Noun a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality
exhort PoS: Verb to urge strongly, advise earnestly
ex officio PoS: Adjective/ Adverb by virtue of holding a certain office
infringe PoS: Verb to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds
ingratiate PoS: Verb to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others
interloper PoS: Nous one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has not right to be, an intruder
intristic PoS: Adjective belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent, originating in a bodily organ or part
inveigh PoS: Verb to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval
lassitude PoS: Noun weariness of body or mind, lack of energy
millennium PoS: Noun a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy
occult PoS: Adjective mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordicanry means
permeate PoS: Verb to spread through, penetrate, soak through
precipitate PoS: Verb to fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinct form to
stringent PoS: Adjective strict, severe; rigorously or urgently biding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste
surmise PoS: Verb to think or believe woithout certain supporting evidense; to conjecture or guess
abominate PoS: Verb to have an intense dislike or hatred for
acculturation PoS: Noun the modification of the social patterns, traits, or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another; the resultant blend
adventitious PoS: Adjective resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental, not essential; not congenitial
ascribe PoS: Verb to assign or refer to(as a cause or source), attributes
ciruitous Pos: Adjective roundabout, not direct
commiserate PoS: Verb to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress
enjoin PoS: Verb to direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way; to prohibit
expedite PoS: Verb to make easy, cause to progress faster
expiate PoS: Verb to make amends, make up for; to avert
ferment PoS: Noun a state of great excitement, agitation, or turbulence
inadvertent PoS: Adjective resulting from or marked by lack of attention; unintentional, accidental
nominal PoS: Adjective existing in name only, not real; too small to be considered or taken seriously
noncommittal PoS: Adjective not decisive or definite; unwilling to take a clear position or to say yes or no
peculate PoS: Verb to steal something that has been given into one's trust; to take improperly for one's own use
proclivity PoS: Noun a natural or habitual inclinationor tendency( especially of human character or behavior)
sangfoid PoS: Noun composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances
seditious PoS: Adjective resistant to lawful authority; having the purpose of overthrowing an established government
tenuous PoS: Adjective thin, slender, not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness; of slight importance or significance; lacking a sound basis, poorly supported
vitriolic PoS: Adjective bitter, sarcastic; highly caustic or biting(like strong acid)
wheedle PoS: Verb to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end
Created by: rachaeldarling23
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