Unit 2 Vocab

Question 1

ameliorate

Answer 1

to improve, make better

Question 2

aplomb

Answer 2

poise, great self-confidence

Question 3

bombastic

Answer 3

pompous, overblown language

Question 4

callow

Answer 4

without experience, immature

Question 5

drivel

Answer 5

foolish, aimless talk or thinking nonsense

Question 6

epitome

Answer 6

a summary, condensed account

Question 7

exhort

Answer 7

to urge strongly

Question 8

ex officio

Answer 8

by virtue of holding a certain office

Question 9

infringe

Answer 9

to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds

Question 10

ingratiate

Answer 10

to make oneself agreeable

Question 11

interloper

Answer 11

one who moves in where he/she is not wanted

Question 12

intrinsic

Answer 12

belonging to someone or something by its very nature

Question 13

inveigh

Answer 13

to make a violent attack in words

Question 14

lassitude

Answer 14

weariness of body or mind

Question 15

millennium

Answer 15

a period of one thousand years

Question 16

occult

Answer 16

matters involving the supernatural

Question 17

permeate

Answer 17

to spread through, soak through

Question 18

precipitate

Answer 18

to bring about suddenly

Question 19

stringent

Answer 19

strict, severe

Question 20

surmise

Answer 20

to think or believe without certain supporting evidence