| A | B |
|---|
| ameliorate | v. to improve or make better |
| aplomb | n. poise, assurance, self confidence |
| bombastic | adj. pompose or overblown in language |
| callow | adj. without experience, immature |
| drivel | n. saliva or mucus; aimless talk or thinking. v. to let mucos flow from the mouth, to utter nonsense |
| epitome | n. a summary, instance that represents a larger reality |
| exhort | v. to urge strongly |
| ex officio | adj/adv. by virtue of holding a certian office |
| infringe | v. to violate, go beyond recognized bounds |
| ingratiate | v. to make one self agree able to gain favor by others |
| interloper | n. intruder |
| intrinsic | adj. belonging to someone naturally |
| inveigh | v. to make a violent attack in words |
| lassitude | n. a weariness of body or mind |
| millennium | n. thousand years period |
| occult | adj. supernatural;v. hide or conceal, eclipse;n. matters involving supernatural |
| permeate | v. to spread through, penetrate |
| precipitate | v. to fall as moisture, to bring about suddenly;adj. excessive haste; n. moisture, the product of an action |
| stringent | adj. strict, severe, bitter to the taste |
| surmise | v. to conjecture or guess;n. likely idea that lacks proof |
