Honors English II

vocab 2

Ameliorate

 to improve, make better

Aplomb

poise

Bombastic

pompous or overblown in language; full of high sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas

Callow

without experience; immature

Drivel

saliva or mucus flowing through the nose or mouth; foolish or aimless talk or thinking

Epitome

 a summary; condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality

Exhort

To urge strongly; advise earnestly

Ex Officio

by virtue of holding a certain office

Infringe

to violate; trespass

Ingratiate

to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others

Interloper

one who moves in where he or she is not wanted and has no right to be; intruder

Intrinsic

Belonging to someone or something by its very nature; essential

Inveigh

to make a violent attack in words; express strong disapproval

Lassitude

weariness of the body or mind; lack of energy

Millennium

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

Occult

 mysterious, magical, supernatural

Permeate

to spread through; penetrate or soak

Precipitate

to fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly

Stringent

 strict; severe

Surmise

to think or believe without supporting evidence