Vocabulary Level F Unit 2 Part A

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Vocabulary Level FUnit 2Part A
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Unit 2-A

• ameliorate epitome
• aplomb exhort
• bombastic ex officio
• callow infringe
• drivel ingratiate

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ameliorate

• To improve, make better, correct a flaw or
  shortcoming
• Syn amend, better

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ameliorate

• A hot meal can ameliorate the discomforts of even
  the coldest day.

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aplomb

• Poise, assurance, great self-confidence
• Syn composure, levelheadedness

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aplomb

• Considering the
• familys tense
• mood, you
• handled the
• situation with
• aplomb.

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bombastic

• Pompous or overblown in language full of
  high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of
  ideas
• Syn inflated, pretentious

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Bombastic

• He delivered a bombastic speech that did not even
  address the problem.

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Callow

• Without experience immature, not fully developed
• Syn green, raw, unfledged, inexperienced

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callow

• They entered the army as callow recruits and left
  as seasoned veterans.

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Drivel

• Saliva or mucas flowing from the mouth or nose
  foolish, aimless talk or thinking nonsense
• Syn balderdash, hogwash

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Drivel

• To me, my dream of becoming an astronaut made
  perfect sense, but when I told it to my friend,
  it sounded like drivel.

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Epitome

• A summary, condensed account an instance that
  represents a larger reality
• Syn model, archetype

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Epitome

• Admitting when you have been fairly defeated is
  the epitome of sportsmanship.
• Oprah is the
• epitome of a TV
• star.

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Exhort

• To urge strongly, advise earnestly
• Syn entreat, implore

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exhort

• With dramatic gestures, our captain vigorously
  exhorted the team to play harder.

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Ex officio

• By virtue of holding a certain office

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Ex officio

• The President is the ex officio commander in
  chief of the armed forces in time of war.
• The President of the
• college is an ex officio
• member of the Board
• of Trustees.

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Infringe

• To violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds
• Syn encroach, intrude

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Infringe

• If you continue to infringe on my
  responsibilities, will you also take the blame
  for any mistakes?
• Many feel surveillance
• Cameras infringe on
• Peoples rights.

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Ingratiate

• To make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or
  acceptance by others (sometimes used in a
  critical or derogatory sense)
• Syn cozy up to, curry favor with

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Ingratiate

• It is not a good idea to ingratiate oneself by
  paying insincere compliments.