unit 2 vocab Flashcards
ameliorate
to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming
aplomb
poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity
bombastic
pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas
callow
without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers
drivel
(n) saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking. (v) to let saliva flow from the mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly
epitome
a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality
exhort
to urge strongly, advise earnestly
ex officio
by virtue of holding a certain office
infringe
to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds
ingratiate
to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense)
interloper
one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has not right to be, an intruder
intrinsic
belonging to someone or something by it’s very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part
inveigh
to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval
lassitude
weariness of body or mind, lack of energy
millennium
a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy
occult
(adj) secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means; mysterious, magical, uncanny. (v) to hide, cover up; eclipse. (n) matters involving the supernatural
permeate
to spread through m, penetrate, soak through
precipitate
(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
stringent
strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste
surmise
(v) to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess. (n) likely idea that lacks definite proof
ameliorate syns and ants
syns: amend, better
ants: worsen, aggravate, exacerbate
aplomb syns and ants
syns: composure, self-possession, levelheadedness
ants: confusion, embarrassment, abashment
bombastic syns and ants
syns: inflated, highfalutin, pretentious
ants: unadorned, simple, plain, auestere
callow syns and ants
syns: green, raw, unfledged, inexperienced
ants: mature, grown-up, polished, sophisticated
drivel syns and ants
syns: (n) balderdash, tommyrot. (v) slaver
epitome syns and ants
syns: abstract, digest, archetype
exhort syns and ants
syns: entreat, implore, adjure
ants: discourage, advise against, deprecate
infringe syns and ants
syns: encroach, impinge, intrude
ants: stay in bounds, comply
ingratiate syns and ants
syns: cozy up to, curry favor with
ants: humiliate oneself
interloper syns and ants
syns: trespasser, meddler, buttinsky
intrinsic syns and ants
syns: immanent, organic
ants: extrinsic, external, outward
inveigh syns and ants
syns: harangue, remonstrate
ants: acclaim, glorify, extol
lassitude syns and ants
syns: fatigue, lethargy, torpor, languor
ants: energy, vitality, animation, liveliness
millennium syns and ants
syns: chiliad, golden age
ants: doomsday
occult syns and ants
syns: esoteric, abstruse, arcane
ants: mundane, common, public, exoteric
precipitate syns and ants
syns: (v) provoke, produce. (adj) reckless, impetuous
ants: (adj) weary, circumspect
stringent syns and ants
syns: stern, rigorous, tough, urgent
ants: lenient, mild, lax, permissive
surmise syns and ants
syns: (v) infer, gather. (n) inference, presumption
