Vocab Unit 2

Question 1

poise, assurance, great self-confidence, perpendicularly

Answer 1

aplomb

Question 2

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

Answer 2

bombastic

Question 3

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

Answer 3

callow

Question 4

saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless 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

Answer 6

exhort

Question 7

by virtue of holding a certain office

Answer 7

ex officio

Question 8

to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds

Answer 8

infringe

Question 9

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

Answer 9

ingratiate

Question 10

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

Answer 10

interloper

Question 11

belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part

Answer 11

intrinsic

Question 12

to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval

Answer 12

inveigh

Question 13

weariness of body or mind, lack of energy

Answer 13

lassitude

Question 14

a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy

Answer 14

millennium

Question 15

mysterious, magical, supernatural; secretly hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means

Answer 15

occult

Question 16

to spread through, penetrate, soak through

Answer 16

permeate

Question 17

to fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinct form to; characterized by excessive haste

Answer 17

precipitate

Question 18

strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste

Answer 18

stringent

Question 19

to think of believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; likely idea that lacks definite proof

Answer 19

surmise

Question 20

to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming

Answer 20

ameliorate