Unit 2 Flashcards
Aplomb
N
Always, for Sharon’s, great self-confidence; perpendicularity
Synonyms: composure, self possession, levelheadedness,
Antonyms: confusion, embarrassment, abashment
Considering the families tense mood, you handled the situation with a plum
Ameliorate
V
To improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming
Synonyms: amend, better
Antonyms: worsen aggravate exacerbate
I need to ameliorate nicks stupidity
Bombastic
Ask
Pompous or overblown in language; full of high sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas
Synonyms: inflated, Highfalutin,
pretentious
Antonyms: unadorned, simple, plane, austere
And a bombastic speech that did not even address our problems
Callow
Ask
Without experience immature not fully developed lacking sophistication and poise without feathers
Synonyms: green, rock, unfledged, and experience
Antonyms: mature, grown-up, polish, sophisticated
The entered the army as Callo recruits and left this as seasoned veterans
Drivel
N
Saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense verb to let saliva flow from the mouth to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or further away foolishly
Synonyms, Balderdash, tommyrot slaver
Knowing that his time was nearly up we kept silent and let him drivel on
Epitome
N
A summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality
Synonyms: abstract, digest, archetype
Admitting when you have been fairly defeated is the a pitta me of sportsmanship
Exhort
V
To urge strongly, advise earnestly
Synonyms: entreat, implore, adjure
Antonyms: discouraged, advise against, deprecate
With dramatic gestures, our friends vigorously exhorted the team to play harder
Ex officio
Adj adv
By virtue of holding a certain office
The president is the ex officio commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces and time of war
Infringe
V
To violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds
Synonyms: encroach, impinge, intrude
Antonyms: stay in bounds, comply
You continue to infringe on my responsibilities Will you also take the blame for my any mistakes?
Ingratiate
V
You make oneself agreeable and us gain favor or acceptance by others sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense
Synonyms: cozy up to, curry favor with
Antonyms: to humiliate oneself
It is not a good idea to ingratiate oneself by cloying complements.
Interloper
N
One who moves in where here she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder
Synonyms, trespasser, Medler, butTinsky
The crowd was so eager to see the band perform that they resented the opening singer as an interloper
Intrinsic
Adj
Belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, and errands, originating in a bodily organ or part
Synonyms: immanent, organic
Antonyms: extrinsic, external, outward
It had been my father’s favorite book when he was my age but for me it helped a little intrinsic interest
Inveigh
V
To make a violent attack in words, expressed strong disapproval
Synonyms: harangue, remonstrate
Antonyms: acclaim, glorify, extol
You should not in today against the plan with quite so much bigger until you have read it
Lassitude
N
Weariness of body or mind, lack of energy
Synonyms: fatigue, lethargy, torpor, languor
Antonyms: energy, vitality, animation, liveliness
On some days I am overcome by lassitude the thought of so many more years of schooling
Millennium
N
A period of one thousand years, a period of great joy
Synonyms: chiliad, golden age
Antonyms: doomsday
In 1999 an argument raged over whether 2000 or 2001 would mark the beginning of a new millennium
Occult
Adj
Secret, hidden from view not detectable by ordinary means mysterious magical uncanny v to hide cover up eclipse n matters involving the supernatural
Synonyms: esoteric, abstruse, arcane
Antonyms: mundane, common, public , exoteric
God is an occult
We didn’t see the occult
Permeate
V
To spread through, penetrate, soak through
The water permeated the towel
Precipitate
V
To bring about suddenly
Synonyms: provoke produce reckless impetuous
Antonyms: wary circumspect
The outburst what precipitate
Stringent
Adj
Strict severe rigorously or urgently binding or compelling sharp or bitter to the taste
Synonyms: stern rigorous tough urgent
Antonyms: lenient mild lax permissive
My dad is stringent and strict
Surmise
V
To think or believe without certain supporting evidence to conjecture or guess n clicked ly idea that lacks definite proof
Synonyms: infer gather inference presumption
I surmise she did it but i don’t know
