Unit 2 Flashcards
Aplomb
Boys, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity
Synonyms: composure, self possession, levelheadedness
Antonyms: confusion, embarrassment, abashment
Ameliorate
To improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming
Synonyms: amend, better
Antonyms: worsen, aggravate, exacerbate
Bombastic
Pompous or overblown in language; full of high sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas
Synonyms: inflated, highfalutin , highflown, pretentious
Callow
Without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication employees; without feathers
Synonyms: green, raw, unfledged, inexperienced
Antonyms: mature, grown-up, polished, sophisticated
Drivel
Saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth and nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nine cents; to let saliva flow from the mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly
Synonyms: balderdash, hogwash, tommyrot; slaver
Epitome
A summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality
Synonyms: abstract, digest, model, archetype
Exhort
To urge strongly, advise earnestly
Synonyms: entreat, implore, adjure
Antonyms: discouraged, advise against, deprecate
Ex officio
By virtue of holding a certain office
Infringe
To violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds
Synonyms: encroach, impinge, intrude, poach
Antonym: stay in bounds
Ingratiate
To make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others
Synonyms: cozy up to, curry favor with
Antonyms: alienate, humiliate oneself, mortify oneself
Interloper
One who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, and intruder
Synonyms: Trespasser, meddler, buttinsky
Intrinsic
Belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part
Synonyms: immanent, organic
Antonyms: extrinsic, external, outward
Inveigh
Make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval
Synonyms: rail, harangue , fulminate, remonstrate
Antonyms: acclaim, glorify, extol
Lassitude
Weariness of body or mind, lack of energy
Synonyms: fatigue, lethargy, torpor, languor
Antonyms: energy, vitality, animation, liveliness
Millennium
A period of 1000 years; a period of great joy
Synonyms: chiliad, Golden age, prosperity, peace
Antonyms: doomsday, day of judgment
Occult
Mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means; to hide, conceal; eclipse; matters involving the supernatural
Synonyms: supernatural, esoteric, abstruse, arcane
Antonyms: Monday, common, public, exoteric
Permeate
To spread through, penetrate, soak through
Precipitate
To fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinct form to; characterized by excessive haste; moisture; the product of an action or process
Synonyms: provoke, produce; reckless, impetuous
Antonyms: wary, cautious, circumspect
Stringent
Strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling to; sharp or better to the taste
Synonyms: Stern, rigorous, tough, urgent, imperative
Antonyms: lenient, mild, lax, permissive
Surmise
To think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; likely idea that lacks definite proof
Synonyms: infer, gather; inference, presumption
