Honors English 2 Unit 2
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Fatboy1129 on September 8, 2011
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Vocab Synonyms
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Lassitude | Fatigue; Lethargy; Torpor; Languor |
| Surmise | An inference; Presumption; To infer; Gather |
| Precipitate | Reckless; Impetuous; To provoke; Produce |
| Stringment | Stern; Rigorous; Tough; Urgent; Imperative |
| Millennium | A chiliad; A 'Golden Age' |
| Exhort | To urge; entreat; implore; adjure |
| Occult | Supernatural; esoteric; abstruse; Concealed |
| Callow | immature; inexperienced; green; raw |
| Permeate | to pervade; suffuse; saturate |
| inveigh | to rail; harangue; fulminate; remonstrate |
| infringe | to encroach; impinge; intrude; poach |
| drivel | twaddle; tommyrot; balderdash; hogwash; slaver |
| Bombastic | inflated; pompous; highfalutin; high-flown |
| interloper | an intruder; meddler; buttinsky |
| ex officio | by virtue of ones job |
| ingratiate | to cozy up to; curry favor with |
| ameliorate | to better; improve; amend |
| intrinsic | essential; inherent; immanent; organic |
| aplomb | poise; assurance; confidence; composure |
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