Vocabulary List #3

To make a bad or unpleasant situation better

• Assuage

• Ingratiate

• Ameliorate

• simulate

Foreign aid is badly needed to __________ the effects of the drought.

Choose the word that best fits in with the group of words: Assuage, Lighten, Alleviate

• Ameliorate

• Transcend

• Simulate

• Expostulate

Assurance of oneself, especially in a demanding situation

• Drivel

• Epitome

• Interloper

• Aplomb

Despite Miranda Priestly’s efforts to rattle her new assistant, Andrea demonstrated __________ unseen in any of of the women that came before her.

Choose the word that best fits in with the group of words: Confidence, poise, grace under pressure, ________

• umbrage

• petulance

• approbation

• aplomb

Exaggerated in a way that is intended to be powerful or important but lacks real meaning or impact. (usually describing speech or writing)

• Callow

• Bombastic

• Jaded

• Lurid

Many students find the work of William Shakespeare to be ___________; However, this is disappointing to teachers who are trying to instill an appreciation for the art of the English language in their students.

Choose the word that best fits in with the group of words: Pompous, wordy, inflated, _______

• Callow

• Transcendant

• Bombastic

• Ex Officio

Inexperienced or immature (usually describing a young person)

• Callow

• Bombastic

• Jaded

• Petulant