Unit 2!

Question 0

(n)

poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity

Answer 0

aplomb

Question 1

(v)

to improve, make better, correct a flaw or short coming

Answer 1

ameliorate

Question 2

(adj)

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

Answer 2

bombastic

Question 3

(adj)

without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistcation and poise; without feathers

Answer 3

callow

Question 4

(n)
saliva or mucas flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense
(v)
to let slavia flow from mouth; to utter nopnsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly

Answer 4

drivel

Question 5

(n)

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

Answer 5

epitome

Question 6

(v)

to urge strongly, advise earnestly

Answer 6

exhort

Question 7

(adj, adv)

by virtue of holding a certain office

Answer 7

ex officio

Question 8

(v)

to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds

Answer 8

infringe

Question 9

(v)

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

Answer 9

ingratiate

Question 10

(n)

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

Answer 10

interloper

Question 11

(adj)

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

Answer 11

intrinsic

Question 12

(v)

to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval

Answer 12

inveigh

Question 13

(n)

weariness of body or mind, lack of energy

Answer 13

lassitude

Question 14

(n)

a period of one thousand years; a perid of great joy

Answer 14

millennium

Question 15

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

Answer 15

occult

Question 16

(v)

to spread through, penetrate, soak through

Answer 16

permeate

Question 17

(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

Answer 17

precipitate

Question 18

(adj)

strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitterr to the taste

Answer 18

stringent

Question 19

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

Answer 19

surmise