Unit 2 Vocab

Question 1

Ameliorate

Answer 1

(v)to improve, make better, correct flaw or shortcoming
syn- amend, better
ant- worsen, aggravate, exacerbate

Question 2

Aplomb

Answer 2

(n)poise, assurance, great self confidence
syn-composure, self possession, levelheadedness
Ant- confusion, embarrassment, abasment

Question 3

Bombastic

Answer 3

(adj) pompous or overblown in language, full of high sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas
syn- inflated, highfalutin, pretentious
ant- unadorned, simple, plain, austere

Question 4

Callow

Answer 4

(adj) without experience, immature, not fully developed, lacking sophistication and poise, without feathers
syn- green, raw, unfledged, inexperienced
ant- mature, grown up, polished, sophisticated

Question 5

Drivel

Answer 5

(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
syn- balderdash, tommyrot, slaver

Question 6

Epitome

Answer 6

(n) summary, condensed account, an instance that represents a larger reality
syn- abstract, digest, archetype

Question 7

Exhort

Answer 7

(v) to urge strongly, advise earnestly
syn- entreat, implore, adjure
ant- discourage, advise against, deprecate

Question 8

Ex Officio

Answer 8

(adj/adv) by virtue of holding a certain office

Question 9

Infringe

Answer 9

(v) to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds
syn-encroach, impinge, intrude
ant- stay in bounds, comply

Question 10

Ingratiate

Answer 10

(v) to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense)
syn- cozy up to, curry favor with
ant- humiliate oneself

Question 11

Interloper

Answer 11

(n) one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, intruder
syn- trespasser, meddler, buttinsky

Question 12

Intrinsic

Answer 12

(adj) belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent, originating in a bodily organ or part
syn- immanent, organic
ant- extrinsic, external, outward

Question 13

Inveigh

Answer 13

(v) to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval
syn- harangue, remonstrate
ant- acclaim, glorify, extol

Question 14

Lassitude

Answer 14

(n) weariness or the body or mind, lack of energy
syn- fatigue, lethargy, torpor, languor
ant- energy, vitality, animation, liveliness

Question 15

Millennium

Answer 15

(n) a period of 1000 years, a period of great joy
syn- chiliad, golden age
ant- doomsday

Question 16

Occult

Answer 16

(adj) secret, hidden from view, not detectable by ordinary means, mysterious, magical, uncanny (v) to hide, coverup, eclipse (n) matters involving the supernatural.
syn- esoteric, abstruse, arcane
ant- mundane, common, public, exoteric

Question 17

Permeate

Answer 17

(v) to spread through, penetrate, soak through

Question 18

Precipitate

Answer 18

(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
syn- provoke, produce, reckless, impetuous
ant- wary, circumspect

Question 19

Stringent

Answer 19

(adj) strict, severe, rigorously or urgently binding or compelling, sharp or bitter to the taste
syn- stern, rigorous, tough, urgent
ant- lenient, mild, lax, permissive

Question 20

Surmise

Answer 20

(v) to think or believe without certain supporting evidence or guess (n) likely idea that lacks definite proof
syn- infer, gather, inference, presumption