Level F Vocab Unit 2

Question 1

ameliorate

Answer 1

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

Question 2

aplomb

Answer 2

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

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

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

Question 9

ingratiate

Answer 9

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

Question 10

infringe

Answer 10

(v.) to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds

Question 11

interloper

Answer 11

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

Question 12

lassitude

Answer 12

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

Question 13

intrinsic

Answer 13

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

Question 14

inveigh

Answer 14

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

Question 15

millennium

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

precipitate

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 lacks definite proof