Unit 2 HPAL Vocab Flashcards
Ameliorate
to improve or make better.
Aplomb
poise, great self confidence.
Bombastic
pompous or overblown in language; full of big words meant to take attention away from lack of ideas.
Callow
greenhorn, without experience, immature
Drivel
N. saliva or mucus flowing from orfices, foolish aimless talk or thinking
V. to utter nonsense or let saliva flow
Epitome
a summary or instance that represents a larger reality.
Exhort
to urge someone strongly
ex officio
because you hold a certain office, you get this
infringe
to violate or go beyond recognized bounds.
Ingratiate
to make yourself agreeable to another person and thus gain favor or acceptance from others
interloper
one who comes in where they are not wanted
intrinsic
belonging to someone or something solely based on the thing itself. Things hold intrinsic value.
inveigh
violent attack with words
lassitude
lack of energy
Millenium
N. a period of one thousand years or a period of great joy
Occult
Adj. mysterious, magical or supernatural or not detectable from ordinary means.
V. To hide conceal or eclipse
N. Matters involving the supernatural
Permeate
to go all throughout something
precipitate
V. To fall as moisture or to hurl down from a great height or to cause suddenly
N. Moisture or the product of an action or progress
stringent
strict or severe, sharp or bitter
surmise
V. To think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to guess
N. Likely idea that lacks definite proof
