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unit 2

unit 2. Ameliorate. (v.)To improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming. Aplomb. (n.)Poise, assurance, great self-confidence. Bombastic. (adj.) pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas. Bombastic Love.

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  1. unit 2

  2. Ameliorate (v.)To improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming

  3. Aplomb (n.)Poise, assurance, great self-confidence

  4. Bombastic (adj.) pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas Bombastic Love

  5. (adj.)Without experience: Immature, not fully developed: lacking sophistication and poise Callow

  6. drivel (n.) Saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense; (v.) to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly

  7. (n.) a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality Epitome

  8. Exhort (v.) to urge strongly, advise earnestly

  9. adj. adv. by virtue of holding a certain office. Ex Officio

  10. (v.) to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds Infringe

  11. ingratiate (v.) to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense)

  12. (n.) one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder interloper

  13. intrinsic (adj.) belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part

  14. Inveigh (v.) to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval

  15. (n.) Weariness of body or mind, lack of energy Lassitude

  16. Millennium (n.) A period of one thousand years; a period of great joy

  17. (adj.) Mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means; (v.) to hide, conceal; eclipse; (n.) matters involving the supernatural Occult

  18. permeate (v.) To spread through, penetrate, soak through

  19. (v.) to fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinct form to; (adj.) characterized by excessive haste; (n.) moisture; the product of an action or process Precipitate

  20. Stringent (adj.) strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste

  21. (v.) to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess Surmise

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