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Bulldog F2
11th Grade Vocabulary Unit 2
Vocab. Term | Part of Speech | Definition | Synonym | Antonym |
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Ameliorate | verb | to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming | amend, better | worsen, aggravated, exacerbate |
Aplomb | noun | poise, assurance, great self-confidence, perpendicularity | composure, self-possession, levelheadness | confusion, embarrassment, abashment |
Bombastic | adjective | pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas | inflated, highfalutin, high-flow, pretentious | unadored, simple, plain, austere |
Callow | adjective | without expierence; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers | green, raw, unfledged, inexperienced | mature, grown-up, polished, sophisticated |
Drivel | noun | saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense; (verb)to let saliva flow from the mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly | balderdash, hogwash, tommyrot, slaver | |
Epitome | noun | a summary, condensed account;an instance that represents a larger reality | abstract, digest, model, archetype | |
Exhort | verb | to urge strongly , advise earnestly | entreat, implore, adjure | discourage, advise against, deprecate |
Ex officio | adjective,adverb | by virtue of holding a certain office | ||
Infringe | verb | to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds | encroach, impinge, intrude, poach | stay in bounds |
Ingratiate | verb | to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others | cozy up to, curry favor with | alienae, humiliate oneself, mortify oneself |
Interloper | noun | one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder | trespasser, meddler, buttinsky | |
Intrinsic | adjective | belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent, originating in a bodily organ or part | immanent, organic | extrinsic, external, outward |
Inveigh | verb | to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval | rail, harangue, fulminate, remonstrate | acclaim, glorify, extol |
Lassitude | noun | weariness of body or mind, lack of energy | fatigue, lethargy, topor, languor | energy,vitality, animation, liveliness |
Millenium | noun | a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy | chiliad, golden age, prosperity, peace | doomsday, day of judgment |
Occult | adjective | mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means; (verb)to hide, conceal; eclipse; (noun) matters involving the supernatural | supernatural, estoric, abstruse, arcane | mundane, common, public, exoteric |
Permeate | verb | to spread through, penetrate, soak through | ||
Precipitate | verb | to fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinct form to; (adjective) characterized by excessive haste; (noun) moisture; the product of an action or process | prevoke, produce; (adjective) reckless, impetuous | (adjective) wary, cautious, circumspect |
Stringent | adejective | strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste | stern, rigorously, tough, urgent, imperative | lenient, mild, lax, permissive |
Surmise | verb | to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; (noun) likely idea that lacks definite proof | (verb)infer, gather; (noun) inference, presumption |