Vocabulary Unit 2 F

1. Vocabulary Unit 2 F Introduction

2. Ameliorate Hopefully, what will the medicine do for a sick person? Verb: to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming

3. Aplomb What characteristics is this gymnast trying to show the judges? Noun: poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity

4. Bombastic Why does this man want to put duct tape on the speaker’s mouth? Adjective: pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas

5. Callow Either this bird has no feathers, or it is having a really, really bad hair day! Adjective: without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers

6. Drivel Remember that this is only cute for babies, not teenagers! Noun: saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense Verb: to let saliva flow from the mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly

7. Epitome Why is this a good example of sportsmanship? Noun: a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality

8. Exhort How do we know that this mother means what she says? Verb: to urge strongly, advise earnestly

9. Ex Officio What jobs does a mother have just because she’s a mother? Adjective/Adverb: by virtue of holding a certain office

10. Infringe If a person crosses this boundary, what will he or she be doing? Verb: to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds

11. Ingratiate Why would someone give his/her boss a mug like this? Verb: to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense)

12. Interloper Why do we think this cat is up to no good? Noun: one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be; an intruder

13. Intrinsic If this teddy bear only cost $3, what could make it valuable to the child who owns it? Adjective: belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part

14. Inveigh How are these protesters expressing their disapproval of housing policies? Verb: to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval

15. Lassitude Clearly, what has overcome this child? Noun: weariness of body or mind, lack of energy

16. Millennium What event is this magazine commemorating? Noun: a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy

17. Occult Why did most critics not like the Harry Potter books? Adjective: mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means; Verb: to hide, conceal, eclipse Noun: matters involving the supernatural

18. Permeate What would this coffee do to someone’s shirt? Verb: to spread through, penetrate, soak through

19. Precipitate What is it doing In these pictures? If the yellow stuff falls to the bottom of the beaker, what will it be? Verb: to fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinct form to Adjective: characterized by excessive haste Noun: moisture, the product of an action or process

20. Stringent Why doesn’t Godzilla like his parents’ rules? Adjective: strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste

21. Surmise Clearly, the scientists who surmised this were missing some key information! Verb: to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess Noun: likely idea that lacks definite proof