vocabulary level f unit 2 part a. unit 2-a ameliorateepitome aplombexhort bombasticex officio...
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Vocabulary Level FUnit 2Part A
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Unit 2-A
ameliorate epitomeaplomb exhortbombastic ex officiocallow infringedrivel ingratiate
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ameliorate
• To improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming
• Syn: amend, better
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ameliorate
• A hot meal can ameliorate the discomforts of even the coldest day.
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aplomb
• Poise, assurance, great self-confidence
• Syn: composure, levelheadedness
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aplomb
• Considering the• family’s tense • mood, you • handled the • situation with • aplomb.
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bombastic
• Pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas
• Syn: inflated, pretentious
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Bombastic
• He delivered a bombastic speech that did not even address the problem.
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Callow
• Without experience; immature, not fully developed
• Syn: green, raw, unfledged, inexperienced
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callow
• They entered the army as callow recruits and left as seasoned veterans.
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Drivel
• Saliva or mucas flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense
• Syn: balderdash, hogwash
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Drivel • To me, my dream of becoming an
astronaut made perfect sense, but when I told it to my friend, it sounded like drivel.
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Epitome
• A summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality
• Syn: model, archetype
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Epitome
• Admitting when you have been fairly defeated is the epitome of sportsmanship.
• Oprah is the epitome of a TV star.
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Exhort
• To urge strongly, advise earnestly
• Syn: entreat, implore
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exhort
• With dramatic gestures, our captain vigorously exhorted the team to play harder.
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Ex officio
• By virtue of holding a certain office
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Ex officio • The President is the ex officio
commander in chief of the armed forces in time of war.
• The President of the college is an ex officio member of the Board of Trustees.
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Infringe
• To violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds
• Syn: encroach, intrude
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Infringe
• If you continue to infringe on my responsibilities, will you also take the blame for any mistakes?
• Many feel surveillance• Cameras infringe on• People’s rights.
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Ingratiate
• To make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense)
• Syn: cozy up to, curry favor with
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Ingratiate It is not a good idea to ingratiate
oneself by paying insincere compliments.