Vocab 2

Question 0

Aplomb

Answer 0

Great coolness and composure under strain n.

Synonyms: composure, levelheaded, self-possession
Antonyms: confusion, embarrassment, abashment

Question 1

Ameliorate

Answer 1

To improve, make better, correct a flaw it shortcoming v.

Synonyms: amend, better
Antonyms: worsen, aggravate, exacerbate

Question 2

Bombastic

Answer 2

Ostentatiously lofty in style, pompous or overblown language adj.

S: inflated, highfalutin, high-flown pretentious
A: unadorned, simple, plain, austere

Question 3

Callow

Answer 3

Young and inexperienced not fully developed, lacking sophistication

S: green, raw, unfledged, inexperience
A: mature, grown up, polished, sophisticated

Question 4

Drivel

Answer 4

Saliva or mucus flowing coming from mouth; foolish, aimless talking or thinking, nonsense v.to let these things happen

S: balderdash, hogwash, tommyrot, v. Slaver

Question 5

Epitome

Answer 5

An exact copy of, summary, condensed account

S: abstract, digest, model, archetype

Question 6

Exhort

Answer 6

To urge strongly, to advise

S: entreat, implore, adjure
A: discourage, advise against, deprecate

Question 7

Ex officio

Answer 7

By virtue of holding a specific office

Question 8

Infringe

Answer 8

To violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds

S: encroach impinge intrude poach
A: stay in bounds

Question 9

Ingratiate

Answer 9

To make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others

S: cozy up, curry favor with
A: alienate, humiliate oneself, mortifying oneself

Question 10

Interloper

Answer 10

One who moves in where he or she is not wanted, an intruder

S: trespasser, meddler, buttinsky

Question 11

Intrinsic

Answer 11

Belonging to someone or something by it’s very nature, essential, inherent

S: immanent, organic
A: extrinsic, external, outward

Question 12

Inveigh

Answer 12

To make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval

S: rail, harangue, fulminate, remonstrate
A: acclaim, glorify, extol

Question 13

Lassitude

Answer 13

Weariness if body or mind, lack of energy

S: fatigue, lethargy, torpor, languor
A: energy, vitality, animation, liveliness

Question 14

Millennium

Answer 14

A period of 1000 years, a period of great joy

S: chiliad, golden age, prosperity, peace
A: doomsday, day of judgement

Question 15

Occult

Answer 15

Mysterious, magical, supernatural, hidden from view

S: supernatural, esoteric, abstruse, arcane
A: mundane, common, public, exoteric

Question 16

Permeate

Answer 16

To spread through, penetrate or soak through verb

Question 17

Precipitate

Answer 17

To fall as moisture, to cause or bring about suddenly; characterized by haste, product, moisture

S: provoke, produce, reckless, impetuous
A: weary, cautious, circumspect

Question 18

Stringent

Answer 18

Strict, severe, rigorously or urgently binding or compelling, sharp or bitter

S: stern, rigorous, tough, urgent, imperative
A: lenient, mild, lax, permissive

Question 19

Surmise

Answer 19

To think or believe without certain supporting evidence, to guess

S: infer, gather, inference, presumption