Sadlier Unit 2 Flashcards
(20 cards)
ameliorate
to improve, make better
aplomb
poise, confidence
bombastic
pompous and overblown
callow
immature, lacking sophistication
drivel
saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth;
foolish thinking or nonsense
epitome
pinnacle, apex, culmination
exhort
to urge strongly
ex officio
by virtue of holding an office
infringe
to violate, trespass
ingratiate
to make oneself agreeable (usually negative)
interloper
one who moves where they have no right to be, an intruder
intrisic
belonging to someone/something by nature
inveigh
to make a violent attack with words, express disapproval
lassitude
weariness, lack of energy
millenium
period of 1000 years
occult
secret, hidden from view, magical, supernatural
permeate
to spread through, penetrate
precipitate
to fall, to bring about suddenly, the result of an action
stringent
strict, sever, sharp/bitte
surmise
to think or believe without concrete evidence
