Unit 2 Vocabulary

Question 1

poise, assuarance, great self-confidence, perpendiculary

n

Answer 1

aplomb

Question 2

(adj) pompous or overblown in language ; full of high sounding ; words intended to conceal a lack of ideas

Answer 2

bombastic

Question 3

(adj) w/o experience ; immature, not fully developed

Answer 3

callow

Question 4

saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose

foolish talk or thinking , nonsense

Answer 4

drivel

Question 5

a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality -

Answer 5

epitome

Question 6

to urge strongly, advise earnestly (v)

Answer 6

exhort

Question 7

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

Answer 7

ex officio

Question 8

to violate
trespass
go beyond bounds
(v)

Answer 8

infringe

Question 9

to make oneself agreeable & gain acceptance by others

v

Answer 9

ingratiate

Question 10

one who moves in where he or she is not wanted
has no right to be there
an intruder
(n)

Answer 10

interloper

Question 11

(adj) belonging to someone or something by its very nature essential
inherit
originating in a bodily organ or part

Answer 11

intrinsic

Question 12

(v) to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval

Answer 12

inveigh

Question 13

(n) weariness of body or mind, lack of energy

Answer 13

lassitude

Question 14

(n) a period of one thousand years ; a period of great joy

Answer 14

millenium

Question 15

(adj) mysterious, magivcal, supernatural
secret, hidden from view
to hide, conceal

Answer 15

occult

Question 16

(v) to spread through
penetrate
soak through

Answer 16

permeate

Question 17

(v) to fall as moisture 
to cause or bring about suddenly 
to haste
(n) moisture
the product of an action or process

Answer 17

precipitate

Question 18

(adj) strict, severe
rigorously or urgently binding or compelling
sharp/bitter in taste

Answer 18

stringent

Question 19

(v) to think or believe w/o certain supporting evidence
to conjecture or guess
(n) likely idea that lacks definite proof

Answer 19

surmise

Question 20

to improve, make better, to correct a flaw (v)

Answer 20

ameliorate