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Unit 2 Vocab-Syn
Synonyms of Unit 2
Question | Answer |
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fatigue, lethargy, torpor, languor | lassitude |
an inference, presumption; to infer, gather | surmise |
reckless, impetuous; to provoke, produce | precipitate |
stern, rigorous, tough; urgent, imperative | stringent |
a chiliad; a "golden age" | millennium |
to urge, entreat, implore, adjure | exhort |
supernatural; esoteric, abstruse; concealed | occult |
immature, inexperienced, green, raw | callow |
to pervade, suffuse, saturate | permeate |
to rail, harangue, fulminate, remonstrate | inveigh |
to encroach, impinge, intrude, poach | infringe |
twaddle, tommyrot, balderdash, hogwash; slaver | drivel |
inflated, pompous, highfalutin, high-flown | bombastic |
an intruder, meddler, buttinsky | interloper |
an abstract, digest; a model, archetype | epitome |
by virtue of one's job | ex officio |
to cozy up to, curry favor with | ingratiate |
to better, improve, amend | ameliorate |
essential, inherent, immanent, organic | intrinsic |
poise, assurance, confidence, composure | aplomb |