Vocab Unit 2: Synonyms
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aschultheis14 on September 17, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Ameliorate | amend, better |
| Aplomb | composure, self-possession, levelheadedness |
| Bombastic | inflated, highfalutin, high-flown, pretentious |
| Callow | green, raw, unfledged, inexperienced |
| Drivel | (n) balderdash, hogwash, tommyrot |
| Epitome | abstract, digest, model, archetype |
| Exhort | entreat, implore, adjure |
| Infringe | encroach, impinge, intrude, poach |
| Ingratiate | cozy up to, curry favor with |
| Interloper | trespasser, meddler, buttinsky |
| Intrinsic | immanent, organic |
| Inveigh | rail, harangue, fulminate, remonstrate |
| Lassitude | fatigue, lethargy, torpor, languor |
| Millennium | chiliad, golden age, prosperity, peace |
| Occult | (adj) supernatural, esoteric, abstruse, arcane |
| Precipitate | (v) provoke, produce; (adj) reckless, impetuous |
| Stringent | stern, rigorous, tough, urgent, imperative |
| Surmise | (v) infer, gather; (n) inference, presumption |
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