| A | B |
|---|
| ameliorate | to improve, make better |
| aplomb | great self-confidence, assurance |
| bombastic | pompous or overblown in language |
| callow | without experience; immature |
| drivel | nonsense |
| epitome | a summary, condensed account |
| exhort | to urge strongly, advise earnestly |
| ex officio | by virtue of holding a certain office |
| infringe | to violate, trespass |
| ingratiate | to make onself agreeable to gain acceptance by others |
| interloper | an intruder |
| intrinsic | essential; good for its own sake |
| inveigh | to make a violent attack in words |
| lassitude | lack of energy |
| millennium | period of one thousand years; period of great joy |
| occult | magical; matters involving supernatural |
| permeate | to spread through, penetrate, soak through |
| precipitate | to fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly |
| stringent | strict, severe |
| surmise | to guess |
