Sadlier Oxford Level F Unit 2 List A

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

Front 5

drivel

Back 5

1. (n) saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense or 2. (v) to let saliva flow from mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle, to waste or fritter 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 favorable acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense)