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F UNIT 2

F UNIT 2. Synonyms: amend, better Antonyms: worsen, aggravate, exacerbate. 1. Ameliorate: (V.) to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming. Synonyms: composure, self-possession, Antonyms: confusion, embarrassment, abashment.

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F UNIT 2

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  1. F UNIT 2

  2. Synonyms: amend, better Antonyms: worsen, aggravate, exacerbate 1. Ameliorate: (V.) to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming

  3. Synonyms: composure, self-possession, Antonyms: confusion, embarrassment, abashment 2. Aplomb: (n.) poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity

  4. Synonyms: inflated, highfalutin, high-flown, pretentious Antonyms: unadorned, simple, plain, austere 3. Bombastic: (adj.) Pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas

  5. Synonyms: green, raw, unfledged, inexperienced Antonyms: mature, grown-up, polished, sophisticated 4. Callow: (adj.) without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers

  6. Synonyms: (n.) balderdash, hogwash, tommyrot; (v.) salver 5. Drivel: (N.) saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth to the nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense; (v.) to let saliva flow from the mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly

  7. Synonyms: abstract, digest, model, archetype 6. Epitome: (n.) a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality

  8. Synonyms: entreat, implore, adjure Antonyms: discourage, advise against, deprecate 7. Exhort: (V.) To urge strongly, advise earnestly

  9. 8. Ex officio: (adj., adv.) by virtue of holding a certain office

  10. Synonyms: encroach, impinge, intrude, poach Antonym: stay in bound 9. Infringe: (V.) to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds

  11. Synonyms: cozy up to, curry favor with Antonyms: alienate, humiliate oneself, mortify oneself 10. Ingratiate: (V.) to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense)

  12. Synonyms: trespasser, meddler, buttinsky 11. Interloper: (n.) one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder

  13. Synonyms: immanent, organic Antonyms: extrinsic, external, outward 12. Intrinsic: (adj.) belong to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part

  14. Synonyms: rail, harangue, fulminate, remonstrate Antonyms: acclaim, glorify, extol 13. Inveigh: (v.) to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval

  15. Synonyms: fatigue, lethargy, torpor, languor Antonyms: energy, vitality, animation, liveliness 14. Lassitude: (n.) weariness of body or mind, lack of energy

  16. Synonyms: chiliad, golden age, prosperity, peace Antonyms: doomsday, day of judgment 15. Millennium: (n.) a period of one thousand year; a great period of great joy

  17. Synonyms: supernatural, esoteric, abstruse, arcane Antonyms: (adj.) mundane, common, public, exoteric 16. Occult: (adj.) mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view not detectable by ordinary means; (v.) to hide, conceal; eclipse; (n.) matters involving the supernatural

  18. 17. Permeate: (v.) to spread through, penetrate, soak through

  19. Synonyms: (v.) provoke, produce; (adj.) reckless, impetuous Antonyms: (adj.) wary, cautious, circumspect 18. Precipitate: (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 or an action or process

  20. Synonyms: stern, rigorous, tough, urgent, imperative Antonyms: lenient, mild, lax, permissive 19. Stringent: (adj.) strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste

  21. Synonyms: (v.) infer, gather; (n.) inference, presumption 20. Surmise: (v.) to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; (n.) likely idea that lacks definite proof

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