Unit 2 Vocabulary

Question 1

What part of speech is Ameliorate?

Answer 1

Verb

Question 2

What does ameliorate mean?

Answer 2

to improve, make better

Question 3

What are synonyms of ameliorate?

Answer 3

amend, better

Question 4

What are antonyms of ameliorate?

Answer 4

worsen, aggravate

Question 5

What part of speech is aplomb?

Answer 5

Noun

Question 6

What does aplomb mean?

Answer 6

poise, assurance, great self-confidence

Question 7

What are synonyms of aplomb?

Answer 7

composure, self-possession

Question 8

What are antonyms of aplomb?

Answer 8

confusion, embarrassment

Question 9

What part of speech is bombastic?

Answer 9

Adjective

Question 10

What does bombastic mean?

Answer 10

pompous or overblown in language

Question 11

What are synonyms of bombastic?

Answer 11

inflated, highfalutin

Question 12

What are antonyms of bombastic?

Answer 12

simple, plain

Question 13

What part of speech is callow?

Answer 13

Adjective

Question 14

What does callow mean?

Answer 14

without experience, immature

Question 15

What are synonyms for callow?

Answer 15

inexperienced, raw

Question 16

What are antonyms for callow?

Answer 16

mature, grown-up, sophisticated

Question 17

What part of speech is drivel?

Answer 17

Noun, Verb

Question 18

What does drivel mean?

Answer 18

saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose. nonsense.

To let saliva flow from the mouth. To utter nonsense.

Question 19

What are synonyms of drivel?

Answer 19

balderdash, tommyrot

Question 20

What are antonyms of drivel?

Answer 20

slaver

Question 21

What part of speech is epitome?

Answer 21

Noun

Question 22

What does epitome mean?

Answer 22

a summary, condensed acount

Question 23

What are synonyms of epitome?

Answer 23

abstract, digest

Question 24

What part of speech of exhort?

Answer 24

verb

Question 25

What does exhort?

Answer 25

to urge strongly, advise earnestly

Question 26

What are synonyms of exhort?

Answer 26

entreat, implore, adjure

Question 27

What are antonyms of exhort?

Answer 27

discourage, advise against

Question 28

What part of speech is ex officio?

Answer 28

Adjective, Adverb

Question 29

What does ex officio mean?

Answer 29

by virtue of holding a certain office

Question 30

What part of speech is infringe?

Answer 30

verb

Question 31

What does infringe mean?

Answer 31

to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds

Question 32

What are synonyms of infringe?

Answer 32

encroach, intrude

Question 33

What are antonyms of infringe?

Answer 33

stay in bounds, comply

Question 34

What part of speech is ingratiate?

Answer 34

Verb

Question 35

What does ingratiate mean?

Answer 35

to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others

Question 36

What are synonyms of ingratiate?

Answer 36

cozy up to, curry favor with

Question 37

What are antonyms of ingratiate?

Answer 37

humiliate oneself

Question 38

What part of speech is interloper?

Answer 38

Noun

Question 39

What does interloper mean?

Answer 39

one who moves in where he or she is not wanted; intruder

Question 40

What are synonyms of interloper?

Answer 40

trespasser

Question 41

What part of speech is intrinsic?

Answer 41

Adjective

Question 42

What does intrinsic mean?

Answer 42

Belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent

Question 43

What are synonyms of intrinsic?

Answer 43

organic, immanent

Question 44

What are antonyms of intrinsic?

Answer 44

extrinsic, outward, external

Question 45

What part of speech is inveigh?

Answer 45

Verb

Question 46

What does inveigh mean?

Answer 46

to make a violent attack in words

Question 47

What are synonyms of inveigh?

Answer 47

harangue

Question 48

What are antonyms of inveigh?

Answer 48

glorify, acclaim

Question 49

What part of speech is lassitude?

Answer 49

noun

Question 50

What does lassitude mean?

Answer 50

weariness of body or mind, lack of energy

Question 51

What are synonyms of lassitude?

Answer 51

fatigue

Question 52

What are antonyms of lassitude?

Answer 52

energy, animation, liveliness

Question 53

What part of speech is millennium?

Answer 53

noun

Question 54

What does millennium mean?

Answer 54

a period of one thousand years, a period of great joy

Question 55

What are synonyms of millennium?

Answer 55

golden age

Question 56

What are antonyms of millennium?

Answer 56

doomsday

Question 57

What part of speech is occult?

Answer 57

Adjective, verb, noun

Question 58

What does occult mean?

Answer 58

1. secret, hidden from view. 2. to hide and cover up. 3. matters involving the supernatural

Question 59

What are synonyms of occult?

Answer 59

esoteric, abstruse

Question 60

What are antonyms of occult?

Answer 60

mundane, common public, exoteric

Question 61

What part of speech is permeate?

Answer 61

Verb

Question 62

What does permeate mean?

Answer 62

to spread through, to soak through

Question 63

What part of speech is precipitate?

Answer 63

verb, adjective, noun

Question 64

What does precipitate mean?

Answer 64

1. to bring about suddenly 2. characterized by excessive haste 3. moisture

Question 65

What are synonyms of precipitate?

Answer 65

provoke, produce, reckless

Question 66

What are antonyms of precipitate?

Answer 66

wary, circumspect

Question 67

What part of speech is stringent?

Answer 67

Adjective

Question 68

What does stringent mean?

Answer 68

strict, severe.

Question 69

What are synonyms of stringent?

Answer 69

stern, rigorous, tough, urgent

Question 70

What are antonyms of stringent?

Answer 70

lenient, mild, lax

Question 71

What part of speech is surmise?

Answer 71

Verb, Noun

Question 72

What does surmise mean?

Answer 72

to think or believe without certain supporting evidence. Likely idea that lacks definite proof

Question 73

What are synonyms of surmise?

Answer 73

infer, gather, inference, presumption