| Term | Definition |
| ameliorate | (v.) to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming
Synonyms: amend, better
Antonyms: worsen, aggravate, exacerbate |
| aplomb | (n.) poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity
Synonyms: composure, self-possession, levelheadedness
Antonyms: confusion, embarrassment, abashment |
| bombastic | (adj.) pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas
Synonyms:inflated, highfalutin, high-flown, pretentious
Antonyms: unadorned, simple, plain, austere |
| callow | (adj.) without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers
Synonyms: green, raw, unfledged, inexperienced
Antonyms: mature, grown-up, polished, sophisticated |
| drivel | (n.)saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk of thinking; nonsense;(v.) to let saliva flow from the mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly
Synonyms:(n.) balderdash, hogwash,(v.)slaver |
| epitome | (n.) a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality
Synonyms: abstract, digest, model, archetype |
| exhort | (v.) to urge strongly, advise earnestly
Synonyms: entreat, implore, adjure
Antonyms: discourage, advise against, deprecate |
| ex officio | (adj.,adv) by virtue of holding a certain office; Latin: from the office, to describe someone who has a right because of an office held, such as being allowed to sit on a committee simply because one is a company executive |
| infringe | (v.) to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds
Synonyms: encroach, impinge, intrude, poach
Antonyms: stay in bounds |
| ingratiate | (v.) to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense)
Synonyms: cozy up to, curry favor with
Antonyms: alienate, humiliate oneself, mortify oneself |
| ameliorate | (v.) to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming
Synonyms: amend, better
Antonyms: worsen, aggravate, exacerbate |
| aplomb | (n.) poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity
Synonyms: composure, self-possession, levelheadedness
Antonyms: confusion, embarrassment, abashment |
| bombastic | (adj.) pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas
Synonyms:inflated, highfalutin, high-flown, pretentious
Antonyms: unadorned, simple, plain, austere |
| callow | (adj.) without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers
Synonyms: green, raw, unfledged, inexperienced
Antonyms: mature, grown-up, polished, sophisticated |
| drivel | (n.)saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk of thinking; nonsense;(v.) to let saliva flow from the mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly
Synonyms:(n.) balderdash, hogwash,(v.)slaver |
| epitome | (n.) a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality
Synonyms: abstract, digest, model, archetype |
| exhort | (v.) to urge strongly, advise earnestly
Synonyms: entreat, implore, adjure
Antonyms: discourage, advise against, deprecate |
| ex officio | (adj.,adv) by virtue of holding a certain office; Latin: from the office, to describe someone who has a right because of an office held, such as being allowed to sit on a committee simply because one is a company executive |
| infringe | (v.) to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds
Synonyms: encroach, impinge, intrude, poach
Antonyms: stay in bounds |
| ingratiate | (v.) to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense)
Synonyms: cozy up to, curry favor with
Antonyms: alienate, humiliate oneself, mortify oneself |
| interloper | (n.) one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder
Synonyms: trespasser, meddler, buttinsky |
| intrinsic | (adj.) belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part
Synonyms: immanent, organic
Antonyms: extrinsic, external, outward |
| inveigh | (v.) to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval
Synonyms: rail, harangue, fulminate, remonstrate
Antonyms: acclaim, glorify, extol |
| lassitude | (n.) weariness of body or mind, lack of energy
Synonyms: fatigue, lethargy, torpor, languor
Antonyms: energy, vitality, animation, liveliness |
| millennium | (n.) a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy
Synonyms: chiliad, golden age, prosperity,peace
Antonyms: doomsday, day of judgement |
| occult | (adj.) mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means; (v.) to hide, conceal; eclipse; (n.) matters involving the supernatural
Synonyms: (adj.) supernatural, arcane
Antonyms: (adj.) common, public |
| permeate | (v.) to spread through, penetrate, soak through |
| precipitate | (v.) to fall as moisture; to cause or 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 |
| stringent | (adj.) strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste
Synonyms:(v.) stern, rigorous, tough, urgent, imperative
Antonyms: lenient, mild, lax, permissive |
| surmise | (v.) to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; (n.) likely idea that lacks definite proof |
