| A | B |
|---|
| ameliorate | to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming |
| aplomb | poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularily |
| bombastic | pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas |
| callow | without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers |
| drivel | saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish aimless talk or thinking; nonsense |
| epitome | a summary, condenses account; an instance that represents a larger reality |
| exhort | to urge strongly, advise earnestly |
| ex officio | by virtue of holding a certain office |
| infringe | to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds |
| ingratiate | to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others |
| interloper | one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder |
| intrinsic | belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part |
| inveigh | to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval |
| lassitude | weariness of body or mind, lack of energy |
| millennium | a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy |
| occult | mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means; to hide, conceal; eclipse |
| permeate | to spread through, penetrate, soak through |
| precipitate | to fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinct form to; characterized by excessive haste; moisture; the product of an action or process |
| stringent | strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste |
| surmise | to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; likely idea that lacks definite proof |
