Unit 2

Front 1

Ameliorate

Back 1

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

Front 2

Aplomb

Back 2

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

Front 3

Bombastic

Back 3

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

Front 4

Callow

Back 4

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

Front 5

Drivel

Back 5

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

Front 6

Epitome

Back 6

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

Front 7

Exhort

Back 7

(v.) to urge strongly, advise.

Front 8

Ex officio

Back 8

(adj., adv.) by virtue of holding certain office.

Front 9

Infringe

Back 9

(n.) to violate, trespass, go beyond recognizing bounds.

Front 10

Ingratiate

Back 10

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

Front 11

Interloper

Back 11

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

Front 12

Intrinsic

Back 12

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

Front 13

Inveigh

Back 13

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

Front 14

Lassitude

Back 14

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

Front 15

Millennium

Back 15

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

Front 16

Occult

Back 16

(adj.) secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means; mysterious, magical, uncanny; (v.) to hide; cover up; eclipse; (n.) matters involving the supernatural.

Front 17

Permeate

Back 17

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

Front 18

Precipitate

Back 18

(v.) to fall as moisture; to 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.

Front 19

Stringent

Back 19

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

Front 20

Surmise

Back 20

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