Sadlier Vocab Quiz 11/6

aplomb

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

bombastic

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

epitome

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

exhort

(v.) to urge strongly, advise earnestly

ingratiate

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

intrinsic

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

inveigh

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

millennium

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

precipitate

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

stringent

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

ameliorate

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

callow

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

drivel

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

ex officio

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

infringe

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

interloper

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

lassitude

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

occult

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

permeate

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

surmise

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