Vocab unit 2

SYN: ameliorate

amend, better

ANT: ameliorate

worsen, aggravate, exacerbate

SYN: aplomb

composure, self-possession, levelheadedness

ANT: aplomb

confusion, embarrassment, abashment

SYN: Bombastic

inflated, highfalutin, pretentious

ANT: Bombastic

unadorned, simple, plain, austere

SYN: Callow

green, raw, unfledged, inexperienced

ANT: Callow

mature, grown-up, polished, sophisticated

SYN: Drivel

balderdash, tommyrot, slaver

SYN: Epitome

abstract, digest, archetype

SYN: Exhort

entreat, implore, adjure

ANT: Exhort

discourage, advise against, deprecate

SYN: Infringe

encroach, impinge, intrude

ANT: Infringe

stay in bounds, comply

SYN: Ingratiate

cozy up to, curry favor with

ANT: Ingratiate

humiliate oneself

SYN: Interloper

trespasser, meddler, buttinsky

SYN: Intrinsic

immanent, organic

ANT: Intrinsic

extrinsic, external, outward

SYN: Inveigh

harangue, remonstrate

ANT: Inveigh

acclaim, glorify, extol

SYN: Lassitude

fatigue, lethargy, torpor, languor

ANT: Lassitude

energy, vitality, animation, liveliness

SYN: Millennium

chiliad, golden age

ANT: Millennium

doomsday

SYN: Occult

esoteric, abstruse, arcane

ANT: Occult

mundane, common, public, exoteric

SYN: Precipitate

provoke, produce, reckless, impetuous

ANT: Precipitate

wary, circumspect

SYN: Stringent

stern, rigorous, tough, urgent

ANT: Stringent

lenient, mild, lax, permissive

SYN: Surmise

infer, gather, inference, presumption