| A | B |
|---|
| ameliorate | to improve, make better |
| aplomb | poise, assurance, great self-confidence |
| bombastic | pompous or overblown in language |
| callow | without feathers; without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise |
| drivel | (n)saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking;nonsense |
| epitome | a summary, condensed account |
| ex officio | by virtue of holding a certain office |
| infringe | to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized |
| ingratiate | to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favorable acceptance by others(sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense) |
| interloper | an intruder, one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be |
| intrinsic | belonging to someone or something by it's very nature, essential, inherent |
| inveigh | to make a violent attack in words, express strong disaproval |
| lassitude | weariness of body or mind, lack of energy |
| millenium | a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy, prosperity, or peace |
| occult | (adj)mysterious, magical, supernatural |
| permeate | to spread through, penetrate, soak through |
| precipitate | (v)to fall as moisture |
| stringent | strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste |
| surmise | (v)to think or believe without certain supporting evidence |
| exhort | to urge strongly |
| drivel | (V)to let saliva flow from mouth; to utter nonsense |
| surmise | (N)an idea or thought that seems likely but lacks definite proof |
| occult | (v)to hide, conceal; eclipse |
| occult | (n)matters involving the supernatural |
| precipitate | (adj) characterized by excessive haste |
| precipitate | (n) moisture; the product of an action or process |
| lassitude | fatigue, lethargy |
| surmise | an inference, presumption |
| precipitate | reckless |
| stringent | stern, rigorous, tough |
| millenium | a chiliad; a "golden age" |
| exhort | to urge, entreat |
| occult | supernatural |
| callow | immature, inexperienced |
| permeate | to prevade, saturate |
| inveigh | to rail, harangue, fulminate, remonstrate |
| infringe | intrude |
| drivel | twaddle, tommyrot, balderdash, hogwash; slaver |
| bombastic | inflated, pompous |
| interloper | an intruder, meddler |
| epitome | a model, archetype |
| ex offico | by virtue of one's job |
| ingratiate | to cozy up to, curry favor with |
| ameliorate | to better, improve |
| intrinsic | essential,inherent, organic |
| aplomb | poise, assurance, confidence, composure |
