Ap Vocab 2

Front 1

ameliorate

Back 1

to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming

Front 2

aplomb

Back 2

poise, assurance, great self-confidence, perpendicularity

Front 3

bombastic

Back 3

pompous or overblown in language, full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas

Front 4

callow

Back 4

without experience, immature, not fully developed, lacking sophistication and poise, without feathers

Front 5

drivel

Back 5

saliva or mucus, foolish, aimless talk or thinking, nonsense

to let saliva flow, to utter nonsense or twaddle, to waste away foolishly

Front 6

epitome

Back 6

a summary, condensed account, an instance that represents a larger reality

Front 7

exhort

Back 7

to urge strongly, advise earnestly

Front 8

ex officio

Back 8

by virtue of holding a certain office

Front 9

infringe

Back 9

to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds

Front 10

ingratiate

Back 10

to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes derogatory)

Front 11

interloper

Back 11

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

Front 12

intrinsic

Back 12

belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent, originating in a bodily organ or part

Front 13

inveigh

Back 13

to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval

Front 14

lassitude

Back 14

weariness of body or mind, lack of energy

Front 15

millennium

Back 15

a period of one thousand years, a period of great joy

Front 16

occult

Back 16

secret, hidden from view, not detectable by ordinary means, mysterious, magical, uncanny

to hide, cover up, eclipse

matters involving the supernatural

Front 17

permeate

Back 17

to spread through, penetrate, soak through

Front 18

precipitate

Back 18

to fall as moisture, to bring about suddenly, to hurl down from a great height, to give distinct form to

characterized by excessive haste

moisture, the product of an action or process

Front 19

stringent

Back 19

strict, severe, rigorously or urgently binding or compelling, sharp or bitter to the taste

Front 20

surmise

Back 20

to think or believe without certain supporting evidence, to conjecture or guess

likely idea that lacks definite proof