Vocabulary Unit 2 Level F

Ameliorate

(v.) to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming.

Aplomb

(n.) poise, assurance, great self-confidence.

Bombastic

(adj.) pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas.

Callow

(adj.) without experience; immature, not fully developed.

Drivel

(n.) foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense; (v.) to utter nonsense or waste foolishly.

Epitome

(n.) a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality.

Exhort

(v.) to urge strongly, advise earnestly.

Ex officio

(adj., adv.) by virtue of holding a certain office.

Infringe

(v.) to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds.

Ingratiate

(v.) to make oneself agreeable and gain favor or acceptance by others.

Interloper

(n.) one who moves in where he or she is not wanted; an intruder.

Intrinsic

(adj.) belonging to someone or something by its very nature; essential, inherent.

Inveigh

(v.) to make a violent attack in words; express strong disapproval.

Lassitude

(n.) weariness of body or mind; lack of energy.

Millennium

(n.) a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy.

Occult

(adj.) mysterious, magical, supernatural; (v.) to hide or conceal; (n.) matters involving the supernatural.

Permeate

(v.) to spread through, penetrate, soak through.

Precipitate

(v.) to cause or bring about suddenly; (adj.) characterized by excessive haste.

Stringent

(adj.) strict, severe; rigorously binding or compelling.