ameliorate

To improve, make better

aplomb

Poise, assurance, great self-confidence

bombastic

Pompous or overblown in

language

callow

Without experience, immature

drivel

Saliva or mucus flowing from mouth;

foolish nonsense

epitome

A summary; an instance that represents a larger reality

exhort

To urge strongly

Ex officio

By virtue of holding a

certain office

infringe

To violate, trespass; go

beyond recognized

bounds

ingratiate

To make oneself agreeable and gain favor or acceptance by others (often in a derogatory sense)

interloper

Someone who moves in where

he is not wanted; an

intruder

intrinsic

Belonging to someone or

something by its very nature; essential;

originating in a body part

inveigh

To make a violent attack in words, express

strong disapproval

lassitude

Weariness of body or mind, lack of energy

millennium

A period of one thousand years; a period of great

joy

occult

Mysterious, magical,

supernatural; to hide or conceal

permeate

To spread through,

penetrate, soak through

precipitate

To fall as moisture; to

cause or bring about suddenly

stringent

Strict, severe; sharp or bitter to

the taste

surmise

To think or believe without

supporting evidence; to

guess