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English Vocab TSL 2
Eng. Vocab The Scarlet Letter #2
Question | Answer |
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Ameliorate | (V) to make better or more tolerable |
Aplomb | (N) complete and confident in composure |
Bombastic | (ADJ) marked or given to pretentious speech or writting |
Callow | (ADJ) lacking adult sophistication; immature |
Drivel | (N) nonsense, to let saliva dribble from ones mouth |
Epitome | (N) summary a typical or ideal example |
Exhort | (V) to incite argument or advice; urge strongly |
Exofficio | (ADJ/ADV) by virtue or because of an office |
Infringe | (V) to encroach upon in a way that violates law or right of another |
Ingratiate | (V) to gain favor/acceptance by deliberate effort |
Interloper | (N) one who encroaches on the rights of another |
Intrinsic | (ADJ) belonging to the essential nature of something due to causes within the body |
Inveigh | (Intrans. V) to protest or complain bitterly |
Lassitude | (N) a condition of weariness, listlessness |
Occult | (Trans. V) to shut off from view; secret |
Permeate | (V) to penetrate something |
Precipitate | (V)to throw violently to bring about (abruptly) (Intrans. V) to move or act with unwise speed |
Stringent | (ADJ) marked by rigor, strictness or severity |
Surmise | (N) and idea based on scanty evidence |