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Vocab Unit 1&2

Sadlier Vocab Units 1&2 Level F

TermDefinition
(n.) poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity aplomb
(adj.) pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas bombastic
(adj.) without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers callow
(n.) saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish. aimless talk or thinking; nonsense drivel
(v.) to let saliva flow form the mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to wast or fritter away foolishly drivel
(n.) a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality epitome
(v.) to urge strongly, advise earnestly exhort
(adj... adv.) by virtue of holding a certain office ex officio
(v.) to violate, trespass, go beyond recognize bounds infringe
(v.) to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense) ingratiate
(n.) one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder interloper
(adj.) belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part intrinsic
to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval inveigh
(n.) weariness of body or mind, lack of energy lassitude
(n.) a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy millenium
(v.) to improve, make better, correct a flow or shortcoming ameliorate
(v.) to spread through, penetrate, soak through permeate
(v.) to fall as moisture; to bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinct form to precipitate
(adj.) characterized by excessive haste precipitate
(n.) moisture; the product of an action or process precipitate
(adj.) strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste stringent
(v.) to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess surmise
(n.) likely idea that lacks definite proof surmise
(n.) the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval approbation
(v.) to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench assuage
(n.) combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose coalition
(n.) decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgance decadence
(v.) to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person) elicit
(v.) to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning espostulate
(adj.) used so often as to lack freshness or originality hackneyed
(n.) a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing) hiatus
(n.) a hint; indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense) innuendo
(v.) to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go between in a disagreement intercede
(adj.) wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence) jaded
(adj.) causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint lurid
(adj.) worthy, deserving recognition and praise meritorious
(adj.) peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset petulant
(n.) a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence prerogative
(adj.) pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward ; of a simple, plain design that originated in the countryside provincial
(n.) a person with a narrow point of view a person from an outlying area ; a solider form a province or colony provincial
(v.) to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of simulate
(v.) to rise above or beyond, exceed transcend
(n.) shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion umbrage
(adj.) excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable unctuous
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