Sadlier Unit 2 (10.15.2020)

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Ameliorate

Question 2

Synonyms: amend, better

Answer 2

Ameliorate

Question 3

Antonyms: worse, aggravate, exacerbate

Answer 3

Ameliorate

Question 4

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

Answer 4

Aplomb

Question 5

Synonyms: composure, self-possession, level headedness

Answer 5

Aplomb

Question 6

Antonyms: confusion, embarrassment, abashment

Answer 6

Aplomb

Question 7

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

Answer 7

Bombastic

Question 8

Synonyms: inflated, highfalutin, high-flown, pretentious

Answer 8

Bombastic

Question 9

Antonyms: unadorned, simple, plain, austere

Answer 9

Bombastic

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Callow

Question 11

Synonyms: green, raw, unfledged, inexperienced

Answer 11

Callow

Question 12

Antonyms: mature, grown-up, polished, sophisticated

Answer 12

Callow

Question 13

(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

Answer 13

Drivel

Question 14

Synonyms: (n) balderdash, hogwash, tommyrot; (v) slaver.

Answer 14

Drivel

Question 15

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

Answer 15

Epitome

Question 16

Synonyms: abstract, digest, model, archetype

Answer 16

Epitome

Question 17

(v) to urge strongly, advise earnestly

Answer 17

Exhort

Question 18

Synonyms: entreat, implore, adjure

Answer 18

Exhort

Question 19

Antonyms: discourage, advise against, deprecate

Answer 19

Exhort

Question 20

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

Answer 20

Ex officio

Question 21

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

Answer 21

Infringe

Question 22

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

Answer 22

Ingratiate

Question 23

Synonyms: cozy up to, curry favor with

Answer 23

Ingratiate

Question 24

Antonyms: alienate, humiliate oneself, mortify oneself

Answer 24

Ingratiate

Question 25

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

Answer 25

Interloper

Question 26

Synonyms: trespasser, meddler, buttinsky

Answer 26

Interloper

Question 27

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

Answer 27

Intrinsic

Question 28

Synonyms: immanent, organic

Answer 28

Intrinsic

Question 29

Antonyms: extrinsic, external, outward

Answer 29

Intrinsic

Question 30

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

Answer 30

Inveigh

Question 31

Synonyms: rail, harangue, fulminate, remonstrate

Answer 31

Inveigh

Question 32

Antonyms: acclaim, glorify, extol

Answer 32

Inveigh

Question 33

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

Answer 33

Lassitude

Question 34

Synonyms: fatigue, lethargy, torpor, languor

Answer 34

Lassitude

Question 35

Antonyms: energy, vitality, animation, liveliness

Answer 35

Lassitude

Question 36

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

Answer 36

Millennium

Question 37

Synonyms: chiliad, golden age, prosperity, peace

Answer 37

Millennium

Question 38

Antonyms: doomsday, day of judgment

Answer 38

Millennium

Question 39

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

Answer 39

Occult

Question 40

Synonyms: (adj) supernatural, esoteric, abstruse, arcane.

Answer 40

Occult

Question 41

Antonyms: (adj) mundane, common, public, exoteric.

Answer 41

Occult

Question 42

(v) to spread through, penetrate, soak through

Answer 42

Permeate

Question 43

(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

Answer 43

Precipitate

Question 44

Synonyms: (v) provoke, produce; (adj) reckless, impetuous

Answer 44

Precipitate

Question 45

Antonyms: (adj) wary, cautious, circumspect

Answer 45

Precipitate

Question 46

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

Answer 46

Stringent

Question 47

Synonyms: stern, rigorous, tough, urgent, imperative

Answer 47

Stringent

Question 48

Antonyms: lenient, mild, lax, permissive

Answer 48

Stringent

Question 49

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

Answer 49

Surmise

Question 50

Synonyms: (v) infer, gather; (n) inference, presumption.

Answer 50

Surmise

Question 51

Synonyms: encroach, impinge, intrude, poach

Answer 51

Infringe

Question 52

Antonym: stay in bounds

Answer 52

Infringe