spelling unit 2 sophomore year

Ameliorate (verb)

To improve, make better

Aplomb (noun)

Great self-confidence

Bombastic (adj)

High-sounding but with little meaning

Callow (adj)

Without experience; immature

Drivel (verb)

Talk nonsense

Epitome (noun)

A perfect example of a particular quality or type

Exhort (verb)

To urge strongly

Ex officio

By virtue of holding a certain office

Infringe (verb)

To violate, trespass

Ingratiate (verb)

Bring oneself into favor with someone by flattering

Interloper (noun)

Someone who intrudes or the privacy or property of another without permission

Intrinsic (adj)

Being naturally

Lassitude (noun)

Weariness of body or mind

Inveigh (verb)

To make a violent attack in words

Millennium (noun)

A period of one thousand years

Occult (verb)

To hide, cover up

Permeate (verb)

Soak through

Precipitate (verb)

To cause something to happen suddenly

Stringent (adj)

Strict, precise, and exacting

Surmise (noun)

Likely idea that lacks definite proof