Vocab pt 2

Question 1

ameliorate

Answer 1

to improve, make better; to correct a flaw or short coming

Question 2

aplomb

Answer 2

praise, assurance, great self confidence

Question 3

bombastic

Answer 3

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

Question 4

callow

Answer 4

without experience, immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise

Question 5

drivel

Answer 5

foolish; aimless talk or thinking, nonsense

Question 6

epitome

Answer 6

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

Question 7

exhort

Answer 7

to urge strongly, advise earnestly

Question 8

infringe

Answer 8

t violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds

Question 9

ex officio

Answer 9

by virtue of holding a certain office

Question 10

ingratiate

Answer 10

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

Question 11

interloper

Answer 11

one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, intruder

Question 12

intrinsic

Answer 12

belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent

Question 13

inveigh

Answer 13

to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval

Question 14

lassitude

Answer 14

weariness of body or mind, lack of energy

Question 15

millennium

Answer 15

a period of 1000 years, a period of great joy

Question 16

occult

Answer 16

mysterious, magical, supernatural, hidden from view

Question 17

permeate

Answer 17

to spread through, penetrate, soak through

Question 18

precipitate

Answer 18

to fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly, to hurl down from great height

Question 19

surmise

Answer 19

to think or believe without certain supporting evidence, to guess

Question 20

stringent

Answer 20

strict, severe, sharp or bitter to taste