| A | B |
| ameliorate | to improve make better, correct a flaw |
| aplomb | great self-confidence,poise |
| bombastic | pompus;full of hihgh sounding words |
| callow | immature;not fully developed |
| drivel | nonsence;childish |
| epitoome | summary |
| exhort | urge strongly;advise earnestly |
| ex officio | by virtue of holding a certian office |
| infringe | trespass; violate |
| ingratiate | make oneself agreeable |
| interloper | intruder |
| intrinsic | origonating in a bodily part |
| inveigh | express disapproval |
| lassitude | lack of energy |
| millennium | a period of a thousand years; a period of great joy |
| occult | mysterious; magical |
| permeate | to spread through; soak through |
| precipitate | bring about suddenly |
| stringent | strict; severe |
| surmise | think or believe without supporting evidence |