Vocab Unit 2

Question 1

Ameliorate

Answer 1

(v) to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming
THINK: “ame…“-end

Question 2

Aplomb

Answer 2

(n) poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity
THINK: we wear plumes, showing posture of confidence

Question 3

Bombastic

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Callow

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Drivel

Answer 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
THINK: sounds like something a british person would say

Question 6

Epitome

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Exhort

Answer 7

(v) to urge strongly, advise earnestly

Question 8

Ex Officio

Answer 8

(adj, adv) by virtue of holding a certain office
THINK: office

Question 9

Infringe

Answer 9

(v) to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds
THINK: don’t “…” on my rights

Question 10

Ingratiate

Answer 10

(v) to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense)
THINK: “grat..”itude

Question 11

Interloper

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Intrinsic

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Inveigh

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Lassitude

Answer 14

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

Question 15

Milennium

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Occult

Answer 16

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

Question 17

Permeate

Answer 17

(v) to spread through, penetrate, soak through

Question 18

Precipitation

Answer 18

(v) to fall as moisture; to cause or 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

Question 19

Stringent

Answer 19

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

Question 20

Surmise

Answer 20

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