junior yr unit 2 english vocab

ameliorate

(v) to improve, make better, amend

aplomb

(n) assurance, great self-confidence, poise

bombastic

(adj.) pompous or overblown in language, high sounding words intending to conceal lack of ideas

callow

(adj.) w/o experience, immature, not fully developed and lacking sophistication

drivel

(n) saliva or mucus, foolish, aimless talk/thinking, nonsense

(v) saliva flowing from mouth, to utter nonsense, to waste foolishly

epitome

(n) summary, condensed account, represents larger reality

exhort

(v) urge strongly, advise earnestly

ex officio

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

infringe

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

ingratiate

(v) to make oneself agreeable to others, gain favor or acceptance by others (can be critical or derogatory)

interloper

(n) one who moves in where they’re not wanted or has no right to be, intruder

intrinsic

(adj.) belonging to someone/something by it’s very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ/part

inveigh

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

lassitude

(n) state of weariness of the body/mind, lack of energy

millennium

(n) period of one thousand years, period of great joy

occult

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

(v) to hide, conceal, eclipse

(n) matters involving the supernatural

permeate

(v) to spread through, penetrate, soak through

precipitate

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

(adj.) excessive haste

(n) moisture, product of an action/process

stringent

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

surmise

(v) to think or believe without supporting evidence, to guess/conjecture

(n) likely idea that lacks definite proof