Vocab Unit 2 Level F

Latin	English
Ameliorate	(verb) to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming
Aplomb	(noun) poise, assurance, great-self confidence
Bombastic	(adjective) pompous or overblown in language; full of high sounding
Callow	(adjective) without experience; immature, not fully developed.
Drivel	(noun) saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose.
Epitome	(noun) a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality.
Exhort	(verb) to urge strongly, advise earnestly
Ex officio	(adjective/adverb) by virtue of holding a certain office.
Infringe	(verb) to violoate, trespass, go beyond recognized boundaries
Ingratiate	(verb) to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others.
Interloper	(noun) one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder
Intrinstic	(adjective) belonging to someone or something by its very nature.
inveigh	(verb) to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval.
Lassitude	(noun) weariness of body or mind, lack of energy.
Millennium	(noun) a period of one thousand years, a period of great joy.
Occult	(adjective) mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view.
Permeate	(verb) to spread through, penetrate, soak through.
Precipitate	(verb) to fall as moisture. to cause or bring about suddenly
Stringent	(adjective) strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling.
Surmise	(verb) to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess

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