Vocabulary Workshop Level F: Unit 2 – Flashcards
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ameliorate
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(v.) to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming Synonyms: amend, better Antonyms: worsen, aggravate, exacerbate
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aplomb
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(n.) poise, assurance, great confidence; perpendicularity Synonyms: composure, self-possession, levelheadedness Antonyms: confusion, embarrassment, abashment
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bombastic
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(adj.) pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas Synonyms: inflated, highfalutin, pretentious Antonyms: unadorned, simple, plain
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callow
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(adj.) without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers Synonyms: green, raw, unfledged, inexperienced Antonyms: mature, grown-up, polished, sophisticated
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drivel
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(n.) saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; (v.) to let saliva flow from the mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly Synonyms: (n.) balderdash, tommyrot; (v) slaver
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epitome
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(n.) a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality Synonyms: abstract, digest, archetype
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exhort
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(v.) to urge strongly, advise earnestly Synonyms: entreat, implore, adjure Antonyms: discourage, advise against, deprecate
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ex officio
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(adj., adv.) by virtue of holding a certain office
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infringe
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(v.) to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds Synonyms: encroach, impinge, intrude Antonyms: stay in bounds, comply
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ingratiate
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(v.) to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense) Synonyms: cozy up to, curry favor with Antonyms: humiliate oneself
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interloper
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(n.) one who moves where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder Synonyms: trespasser, meddler, buttinsky
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intrinsic
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(adj.) belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part Synonyms: immanent, organic Antonyms: extrinsic, external, outward
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inveigh
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(v.) to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval Synonyms: harangue, remonstrate Antonyms: acclaim, glorify, extol
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lassitude
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(n.) weariness of body or mind, lack of energy Synonyms: fatigue, lethargy, torpor, languor Antonyms: energy, vitality, animation, liveliness
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millennium
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(n.) a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy Synonyms: chiliad, golden age Antonyms: doomsday
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occult
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(adj.) mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means; (v.) to hide, conceal; eclipse; (n.) matters involving the supernatural Synonyms: (adj.) esoteric, abstruse, arcane Antonyms: (adj.) mundane, common, public, exoteric
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permeate
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(v.) to spread through, penetrate, soak through
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precipitate
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(v.) to fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinct form to; (adj.) characterized by excessive haste; (n.) moisture; the product of an action or process Synonyms: (v.) provoke, produce; (adj.) reckless, impetuous Antonyms: (adj.) wary, circumspect
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stringent
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(adj.) strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste Synonyms: stern, rigorous, tough, urgent Antonyms: lenient, mild, lax, permissive
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surmise
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(v.) to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; (n.) likely idea that lacks definite proof Synonyms: (v.) infer, gather; (n.) inference, presumption
