Sadlier- Oxford Vocabulary Unit F2-040113
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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ameliorate | (v.) to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming
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aplomb | (n.) poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity
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bombastic | (n.) Pompous or inflated in language.
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callow | (adj.) without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication
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drivel | (n.) foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense or to let saliva flow from the mouth ( V.) to waste or fritter away foolishly
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epitome | (n.) a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality
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ex officio | (adj. or adverb) to serve as a representative for someone in decision making
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exhort | (v) to urge or plead through strong argument
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infringe | (v.) to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds
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ingratiate | (v.) to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others
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interloper | (ihnturlohpur) (n.) to intrude or meddle where one has no right of privilege or one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be; an intruder
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intrinsic | (Adj.) belonging to the inner or real nature of a thing; essential
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inveigh | (v.) to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval
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lassitude | (n.) weariness of body or mind, lack of energy
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millennium | (n.) period of 1,000 years; period of prosperity or joy or peace
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occult | 1. (v.) to hide, conceal, eclipse 2. (adj) msterious. magical, supernatural; secret hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means 3.(n.) matters involving the supernatural
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permeate | (v.) Spread or diffuse through; Pass through;Penetrate mutually or be interlocked.
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precipitate | (v.) To fall as rain or snow; to cause or bring about suddenly or to give form too (adj.) Done with very great haste and without due deliberation. (n.) moisture
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stringent | (adj.) strict; severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp bitter to the taste
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surmise | (v) to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; (n) likely idea that lacks definite proof
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Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
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To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
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