Unit 2 Vocab - Level F Practice Set

ameliorate

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

ameliorate

SYN
amend, better

ameliorate

ANT
worsen, aggravate, exacerbate

aplomb

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

aplomb

SYN
composure, self-possession, levelheadedness

aplomb

ANT
confusion, embarrassment, abashment

bombastic

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

bombastic

SYN
inflated, highfalutin, pretentious

bombastic

ANT
unadorned, simple, plain, austere

callow

(adj.) without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers

callow

SYN
green, raw, unfledged, inexperienced

callow

ANT
mature, grown-up, polished, sophisticated

drivel

(n.) saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or noise; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense;

drivel

(v.) to let saliva flow from the mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly

drivel

SYN
(n.) balderdash, tommyrot

drivel

ANT
(v.) slaver

epitome

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

epitome

SYN
abstract, digest, archetype

exhort

(v.) to urge strongly, advise earnestly

exhort

SYN
entreat, implore, adjure

exhort

ANT
discourage, advise against, deprecate

ex officio

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

infringe

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

infringe

SYN
encroach, impinge, intrude

infringe

ANT
stay in bounds, comply

ingratiate

(v.) to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense)

ingratiate

SYN
cozy up to, curry favor with

ingratiate

ANT
humiliate oneself

interloper

(n.) one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder

interloper

SYN
trespasser, meddler, buttinsky

intrinsic

(adj.) belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part

intrinsic

SYN
immanent, organic

intrinsic

ANT
extrinsic, external, outward

inveigh

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

inveigh

SYN
harangue, remonstrate

inveigh

ANT
acclaim, glorify, extol

lassitude

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

lassitude

SYN
fatigue, lethargy, torpor, languor

lassitude

ANT
energy, vitality, animation, liveliness

millennium (pl, millennia)

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

millennium (pl, millennia)

SYN
chiliad, golden age

millennium (pl, millennia)

ANT
doomsday

occult

(adj.) secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means; mysterious, magical, uncanny;

occult

(v.) to hide, cover up; eclipse

occult

(n.) matters involving the supernatural

occult

SYN
(adj.) esoteric, abstruse, arcane

occult

ANT
(adj.) mundane, common, public, exoteric

permeate

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

precipitate

(v.) to fall as moisture; to bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinct form to;

precipitate

(adj.) characterized by excessive haste;

precipitate

(n.) moisture; the product of an action or process

precipitate

SYN
(v.) provoke, produce;

precipitate

SYN
(adj.) reckless, impetuous

precipitate

ANT
(adj.) wary, circumspect

stringent

(adj.) strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste

stringent

SYN
stern, rigorous, tough, urgent

stringent

ANT
lenient, mild, lax, permissive

surmise

(v.) to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess;

surmise

(n.) likely idea that lacks definite proof

surmise

SYN
(v.) infer, gather;

surmise

SYN
(n.) inference, presumption