| A | B |
|---|
| ex officio | by virtue of holding a certain office |
| infringe | to trespass, violate, or go passed recognized bounds |
| callow | without experience: immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise |
| ameliorate | to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming |
| bombastic | pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas |
| ingratiate | to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favorable acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense) |
| epitome | a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality |
| aplomb | poise, assurance, great self-confidence |
| exhort | to urge strongly |
| drivel | saliva or mucus flowing from mouth; foolish aimless talk or thinking; nonsense |
| inveigh | to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval |
| surmise | to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or make up; an idea or thought that seems likely but lacks definite proof |
| intrinsic | belonging to something or someone by its very nature, essential, inherent; good for its own sake |
| occult | mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; matters involving the supernatural |
| precipitate | to fall as moisture; to cause or bring back suddenly; characterized by excessive haste; product of an action or process |
| lassitude | weariness of body or mind, lack of energy |
| millennium | a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy, prosperity, or peace |
| permeate | to spread through, penetrate, soak through |
| stringent | strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to taste |
| interloper | an intruder, one who moves where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be |
