English Vocab Final

Ameliorate (verb)

• to urge strongly, advise earnestly.

• to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming.

• 1.  to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench

• to let saliva flow from the mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Aplomb (noun)

• 1. weariness of mind or body, lack of energy

• a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality.

• a period of one thousand years

• poise, assurance, great self-confidence

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Bombastic (adjective)

• 1. strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste.

• without experience, immature, not fully developed, lacking sophistication and poise.

• characterized by excessive haste

• pompous or overblown language; full of high sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Callow (adjective)

• 1. One who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder

• without experience, immature, not fully developed, lacking sophistication and poise.

• by virtue of holding a certain office.

• 1. belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Drivel (noun; verb)

• to pleas on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go between in a disagreement.

• saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; 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.

• matters involving the supernatural.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Epitome (noun)

• 1. likely idea that lacks definite proof. 

•  a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense). 

• a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality.

• 1. weariness of mind or body, lack of energy

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Exhort (verb)

• to urge strongly, advise earnestly.

• to fall as moisture; to bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height

• 1. to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval.

• to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptable by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense).

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Ex officio (adjective; adverb)

• to hide, cover up; eclipse

• 1.  used so often as to lack freshness or originality. 

• 1. belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part.

• by virtue of holding a certain office.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Infringe (verb)

• to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptable by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense).

• to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds.

• 1. to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval.

• to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

Ingratiate (verb)

• to rise above; exceed.

• to urge strongly, advise earnestly

• to fall as moisture; to bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height

• to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptable by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense).

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C