Dystopian Lit- Vocab 2

Ameliorate

to improve, make an unpleasant situation better

Aplomb

confidence, composure

Bombastic

overblown in language, full of high sounding words that lack ideas

Callow

immature and inexperienced

Drivel

to utter nonsense or childish chatter, let saliva flow

Epitome

the perfect example of

Exhort

to urge strongly

Ex Offcio

holding a certain office or position

Infringe

to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds

ingratiate

to make someone favor you if accept you by praising/pleasing them

Interloper

someone who intrudes, moves in when not they're wanted

intrinsic

doing something because you genuinely enjoy it or find it meaningful. Essential for the nature of something, coming from within, inherent

Extrinsic

You do something to gain something. Not inherent of essential, coming from the outside

Inveigh

strongly criticize someone or something in words

Lassitude

weariness of body or mind, lack of energy, fatigue

Millennium

a period of one thousand years, a period of great joy

Occult

mysterious, supernatural

Permeate

to spread through, penetrate, soak through

Precipitate

to fall as moisture; to cause or bring quickly without thought

Stringent

strict, severe

Surmise

to assume or guess without proof