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Vocabulary – Level F Unit 2
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permeate to spread through, penetrate, soak through
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Bombastic pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas
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exhort to urge strongly, advise earnestly
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aplomb poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity
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stringent strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste
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ameliorate to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming
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surmise To think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; (n) likely idea that lacks definite proof
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inveigh To make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval
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millennium a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy
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ex officio by virtue of holding a certain office
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lassitude weariness of body or mind, lack of energy
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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
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interloper one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder
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callow without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers
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infringe to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds
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intrinsic belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part
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drivel Saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense
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occult Mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view, not detectable by ordinary means; (verb) to hide, conceal, eclipse; (noun) matters involving the supernatural
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epitome a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality
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Ingratiate to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a a critical or derogatory sense)
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