lit vocab unit 2

Question 0

syn- amend, better

ant- worsen, aggravate, exacerbate

Answer 0

ameliorate

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

syn- composure, self-possession, levelheadedness

ant- confusion, embarrassment, abashment

Answer 3

aplomb

Question 4

bombastic

Answer 4

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

Question 5

syn- inflated, highfalutin, pretentious

ant- unadorned, simple, plain, austere

Answer 5

bombastic

Question 6

callow

Answer 6

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

Question 7

syn- green, raw, unfledged, inexperienced

ant- mature, grown-up, polished, sophisticated

Answer 7

callow

Question 8

drivel

Answer 8

(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 9

syn- (n.) balderdash, tommyrot

ant- (v.) slaver

Answer 9

drivel

Question 10

epitome

Answer 10

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

Question 11

syn- abstract, digest, archetype

Answer 11

epitome

Question 12

exhort

Answer 12

(v.) to urge strongly, advise earnestly

Question 13

syn- entreat, implore, adjure

ant- discourage, advise against, deprecate

Answer 13

exhort

Question 14

ex officio

Answer 14

(adj., adv.) by virtue or holding a certain office

Question 15

infringe

Answer 15

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

Question 16

syn- enroach, impinge, intrude

ant- stay in bounds, comply

Answer 16

infringe

Question 17

ingratiate

Answer 17

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

Question 18

syn- cozy up to, curry favor with

ant- humiliate oneself

Answer 18

ingratiate

Question 19

interloper

Answer 19

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

Question 20

syn- trespasser, meddler, buttinsky

Answer 20

interloper

Question 21

intrinsic

Answer 21

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

Question 22

syn- immanent, organic

ant- extrinsic, external, outward

Answer 22

intrinsic

Question 23

inveigh

Answer 23

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

Question 24

syn- harangue, remonstrate

ant- acclaim, glorify, extol

Answer 24

inveigh

Question 25

lassitude

Answer 25

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

Question 26

syn- fatigue, lethargy, torpor, languor

ant- energy, vitality, animation, liveliness

Answer 26

lassitude

Question 27

millennium

Answer 27

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

Question 28

syn- chiliad, golden age

ant- doomsday

Answer 28

millennium

Question 29

occult

Answer 29

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

Question 30

syn- (adj.) esoteric, abstruse, arcane

ant- (adj.) mundane, common, public, exoteric

Answer 30

occult

Question 31

permeate

Answer 31

(v.) to spread through, penetrate, soak through

Question 32

precipitate

Answer 32

(v. ) to fall as moisture; to 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 33

syn- (v.) provoke, produce (adj.) reckless, impetuous

ant- (adj.) wary, circumspect

Answer 33

precipitate

Question 34

stringent

Answer 34

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

Question 35

syn- stern, rigorous, tough, urgent

ant- lenient, mild, lax, permissive

Answer 35

stringent

Question 36

surmise

Answer 36

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

Question 37

syn- (v.) infer, gather (n.) inference, presumption

Answer 37

surmise