Vocab Unit 2

Front 1

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

Back 1

ameliorate

Front 2

n. poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity

Back 2

aplomb

Front 3

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

Back 3

bombastic

Front 4

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

Back 4

callow

Front 5

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

Back 5

drivel

Front 6

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

Back 6

epitome

Front 7

v. to urge strongly, advise earnestly

Back 7

exhort

Front 8

adj, adv. by virtue of holding a certain office

Back 8

ex officio

Front 9

v. to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds

Back 9

infringe

Front 10

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

Back 10

ingratiate

Front 11

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

Back 11

interloper

Front 12

adj. belonging to someone or seomthing by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part

Back 12

intrinsic

Front 13

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

Back 13

inveigh

Front 14

n. weariness of body or mind, lack of energy

Back 14

lassitude

Front 15

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

Back 15

millennium

Front 16

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

Back 16

occult

Front 17

v. to spread through, penetrate, soak through

Back 17

permeate

Front 18

v. to fall as moisture; to cause of 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

Back 18

precipitate

Front 19

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

Back 19

stringent

Front 20

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

Back 20

surmise