Sadlier-Oxford Vocab level f unit 2
Terms
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- ameliorate
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to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming
amend, better
worsen, aggravate, exacerbate - aplomb
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poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity
composure, self-possession, levelheadedness
confusion, embarrassment, abashment - bombastic
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pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas
inflated, highfalutin, high-flown, pretentious
unadorned, simple, plain, austere - callow
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without experience, immature, not fully developed, lacking sophistication, and poise, without feathers
green, raw, unfledged, inexperienced
mature, grown-up, polished, sophisticated - drivel
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saliva or mucus flowing from the nose or mouth; foolish; aimless talk or thinking; nonsense; to let saliva flow from the mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly
balderdash, hogwash, tommyrot, slaver - epitome
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a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality
abstract, digest, model, archetype - ex officio
- by virtue or because of an office or position
- inveighed
- to attack with words, To give vent to angry disapproval; protest vehemently.
- precipitate
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Moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong.
Acting with or marked by excessive haste and lack of due deliberation. - occult
- Of, relating to, or dealing with supernatural influences, agencies, or phenomena.
- lassitude
- A state or feeling of weariness, diminished energy, or listlessness.
- surmise
- To infer (something) without sufficiently conclusive evidence.
- infringe
- To transgress or exceed the limits of; violate
- stringent
- demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
- permeate
- To spread or flow throughout; pervade
- millennium
- A span of one thousand years
- ingratiate
- gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts
- intrinsic
- Of or relating to the essential nature of a thing; inherent. Situated within or belonging solely to the organ or body part on which it acts. Used of certain nerves and muscles.
- interloper
- One that intrudes in a place, situation, or activity:
- exhort
- to give warnings or advice : make urgent appeals