GeorgeSchool freshman vocab
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Spanish | English |
|---|---|
 ameliorate | to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming |
| aplomb | (n) poise; assurance |
| bombastic | pompous or overblown in language; full of high sounding words meant to conceal a lack of ideas |
| callow | without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers |
| drivel | saliva; foolish aimless talk or thinking (v.) to let saliva drip from the mouth; to utter nonsense |
| epitome | an instance that represents a larger reality; model |
| exhort | to urge strongly |
| ex officio | by virtue of holding a certain office |
| infringe | violate, trespass, go beyond bounds |
| ingratiate | (v.) to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense) |
| interloper | One who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder |
| intrinsic | (adj) belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part, belonging to a thing by its very nature |
| 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 | (adj.) mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means; (v.) to hide, conceal; eclipse; (n.) matters involving the supernatural |
| permeate | To spread through, penetrate, soak through |
| precipitate | (v.) to fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height, to give distinct form to; (adj.) characterized by excessive haste; (n.) moisture; the product of an action or process |
| stringent | Strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste |
| surmise | (v.) to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; (n.) likely idea that lacks definite proof |
| abominate | to have an intense dislike or hatred for |
| acculturation | the modification of the social patterns, traits, or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another; the resultant blend |
| adventitious | (adj.) resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental, not essential; (medicine) acquired, not congenital |
| ascribe | (v.) to assign or refer to (as a cause or source), attribute |
| circuitous | roundabout, not direct |
| commiserate | to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress |
| enjoin | to direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way; to prohibit |
| expedite | to make easy, cause to progress faster |
| expiate | to make amends, make up for; to avert |
| ferment | (n.) a state of great excitement, agitation, or turbulence; (v.) to be in or work into such a state; to produce alcohol by chemical action |
| inadvertent | resulting from or marked by lack of attention; unintentional, accidental |
| nominal | existing in name only, not real; too small to be considered or taken seriously |
| noncommittal | not decisive or definite; unwilling to take a clear position or to say yes or no |
| peculate | to steal something that has been given into one's trust; to take improperly for one's own use |
| proclivity | a natural or habitual inclination or tendency (especially of human character or behavior) |
| sangfroid | composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances |
| seditious | resistant to lawful authority; having the purpose of overthrowing an established government |
| tenuous | thin, slender, not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness; of slight importance or significance; lacking a sound basis, poorly supported |
| vitriolic | bitter, sarcastic; highly caustic or biting (like a strong acid) |
| Wheedle | to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end |
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