Unit 2 Vocab & SAT Vocab

Question 0

bauble

Answer 0

a trinket

Question 1

antithesis

Answer 1

the exact opposite or contrast

Question 2

bestial

Answer 2

acting or being beast-like

Question 3

bland

Answer 3

mild; tasteless

Question 4

chagrin

Answer 4

humiliation or embarrassment caused by irritation or imitation

Question 5

diaphanous

Answer 5

allowing light to pass through

Question 6

effete

Answer 6

lacking energy and vigour

Question 7

emendation

Answer 7

a correction to a text

Question 8

gloat

Answer 8

to brag greatly

Question 9

impediment

Answer 9

an obstacle, hindrance or obstacle

Question 10

impotent

Answer 10

lacking sufficient strength or power to accomplish something

Question 11

labrynth

Answer 11

a maze

Question 12

maelstrom

Answer 12

a violent or turbulent situation

Question 13

nihilism

Answer 13

an extreme form of skepticism that denies all existance

Question 14

shard

Answer 14

a broken fragment of glass, pottery, etc.

Question 15

ameliorate

Answer 15

to make or grow better

Question 16

aplomb

Answer 16

self-confident assurance

Question 17

bombastic

Answer 17

pompous in speech or writing

Question 18

callow

Answer 18

immature, inexperienced

Question 19

drivel

Answer 19

foolish talk or thinking, nonsense

Question 20

epitome

Answer 20

a simplified representation, a summary

Question 21

ex officio

Answer 21

by virtue of office or opinion

Question 22

exhort

Answer 22

to urge by strong, argument, admonition, or advice

Question 23

infringe

Answer 23

to trespass upon, to violate

Question 24

ingratiate

Answer 24

to win confidence or good graces for oneself

Question 25

interloper

Answer 25

one that interferes with the affairs of others

Question 26

intrinsic

Answer 26

inherent, relating to the essential nature of a thing

Question 27

inveigh

Answer 27

to attack with harsh criticism

Question 28

lassitude

Answer 28

state of weariness, diminished energy, laziness

Question 29

millenium

Answer 29

a hoped-for period of joy/serenity

Question 30

occult

Answer 30

supernatural forces, events, and beings collectively

Question 31

permeate

Answer 31

to spread or diffuse through

Question 32

precipitate

Answer 32

to cause to happen early or prematurely

Question 33

stringent

Answer 33

imposing rigid standards of performance; severe, strict

Question 34

surmise

Answer 34

an idea or opinion that lacks proof, a conjector