English III Unit 2 Vocab

(adj) belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part

• bombastic

• intrinsic

• inveigh

• exhort

(n ) one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be; an intruder

• ingratiate

• callow

• interloper

• ex officio

(adj) strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste

• stringent

• occult

• infringe

• surmise

(v) to urge strongly; to advise earnestly

• permeate

• epitome

• inveigh

• exhort

(n) saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense; (v) to let saliva flow from the mouth; to utter nonsense or childish babble; to waste away foolishly

• permeate

• callow

• drivel

• precipitate

(adj) pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas

• bombastic

• millennium

• lassitude

• ameliorate

(n) poise, assurance, great self-confidence; composure

• epitome

• aplomb

• inveigh

• ex officio

(v) to improve, make better, or correct a flaw or shortcoming

• lassitude

• surmise

• ameliorate

• precipitate

(n) a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy

• millennium

• aplomb

• occult

• callow

(v) to fall as moisture; to 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

• lassitude

• surmise

• precipitate

• exhort