Unit 2 Vocab F

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Ameliorate

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

Synonyms: Amend, Better Antonyms: Worsen, Aggravate, Exacerbate

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Aplomb

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

Synonyms: Composure, Self-Possession, Levelheadedness Antonyms: Confusion, Embarrassment, Abashment

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Bombastic

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

Synonyms: Inflated, Highfalutin, High-Flown, Pretentious Antonyms: Unadorned, Simple Plain, Austere

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Callow

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

Synonyms: Green, Raw, Unfledged, Inexperienced Antonyms: Mature, Grown-Up, Polished, Sophisticated

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Drivel

(n.) Saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense. (v.) To let saliva flow from the mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly.

Synonyms: (n.) Balderdash, Hogwash, Tommyrot; (v.) Slaver

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Epitome

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

Synonyms: Abstract, Digest, Model, Archetype

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Exhort

(v.) To urge strongly, advise earnestly

Synonyms: Entreat, Implore, Adjure Antonyms: Discourage, Advise Against, Deprecate

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Ex Officio

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

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Infringe

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

Synonyms: Encroach, Impinge, Intrude, Poach Antonyms: Stay in Bounds

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Ingratiate

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

Synonyms: Cozy Up To, Curry Favor With Antonyms: Alienate, Humiliate Oneself, Mortify Oneself.

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Interloper

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

Synonyms: Trespasser, Meddler, Buttinsky

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Intrinsic

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

Synonyms: Immanent, Organic Antonyms: Extrinsic, External, Outward

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Inveigh

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

Synonyms: Rail, Harangue, Fulminate, Remonstrate Antonyms: Acclaim, Glorify, Extol

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Lassitude

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

Synonyms: Fatigue, Lethargy, Torpor, Languor Antonyms: Energy, Vitality, Animation, Liveliness

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Millennium

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

Synonyms: Chiliad, Golden Age, Prosperity, Peace Antonyms: Doomsday, Day of Judgement

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Occult

(adj.) Mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means. (v.) To hide, conceal; eclipse. (n.) Matters involving the supernatural.

Synonyms: (adj.) Supernatural, Esoteric, Abstruse, Arcane Antonyms: (adj.) Mundane, Common, Public, Exoteric

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Permeate

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

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Precipitate

(v.) To fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinct form to. (adj.) Characterized by excessive haste. (n.) Moisture; the product of an action or process.

Synonyms: (v.) Provoke, Produce; (adj.) Reckless, Impetuous Antonyms: (adj.) Wary, Cautious, Circumspect

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Stringent

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

Synonyms: Stern, Rigorous, Tough, Urgent, Imperative Antonyms: Lenient, Mild, Lax, Permissive

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Surmise

(v.) To think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess. (n.) Likely idea that lacks definite proof.

Synonyms: (v.) Infer, Gather; (n.) Inference, Presumption

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