| A | B |
|---|
| Ameliorate | To improve, make better, correct a flaw |
| Aplomb | Poise, assurance, great self-confidence |
| Bombastic | Pompous or overblown in language |
| Callow | Without experience; immature; not fully developed |
| Drivel | Saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless |
| Epitome | Summary; condensed account |
| 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 | Period of one thousand years; period of great joy |
