vocabulary unit two. ameliorate verb to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming
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Vocabulary Unit Two
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Ameliorate
Verb To improve, make better, correct a
flaw or shortcoming
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Aplomb
Noun Poise, assurance, great self-
confidence; perpendicularity
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Bombastic
Adjective Pompous or overblown in language;
full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas
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Callow
Adjective Without experience; immature, not
fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers
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Drivel
Noun Saliva or mucus flowing from the
mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking, nonsense
Verb To let saliva flow from the mouth; to
utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly
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Epitome
Noun A summary, condensed account; an
instance that represents a larger reality
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Exhort
Verb To urge strongly, advise earnestly
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Ex Officio
Adjective, adverb By virtue of holding a certain office
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Infringe
Verb To violate, trespass, go beyond
recognized bounds
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Ingratiate
Verb To make oneself agreeable and thus
gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense)
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Interloper
Noun One who moves in where he or she is
not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder
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Intrinsic
Adjective Belonging to someone or something
by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part
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Inveigh
Verb To make a violent attack in words,
express strong disapproval
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Lassitude
Noun Weariness of body or mind, lack of
energy
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Millennium plural millennia
Noun A period of a thousand years; a period
of great joy
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Occult
Adjective Mysterious, magical, supernatural;
secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means;
Verb To hide, conceal; eclipse Noun Matters involving the supernatural
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Permeate
Verb To spread through, penetrate, soak
through
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Precipitate
Verb To fall as moisture; to cause or bring
about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinct form to
Adjective Characterized by excessive hasteNoun Mouisture; the product of an action or
progress
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Stringent
Adjective Strict, severe, rigorously or urbently
binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste
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Surmise
Verb To think or believe without certain
supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess
Noun Likely idea that lacks definite proof