AP English Language and Composition : Unit 2 Vocabulary Flashcards

4777280376	Ameliorate	(v.) to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming	0
4777282833	Aplomb	(n.) poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity	1
4777285440	Bombastic	(adj.) pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas	2
4777287935	Callow	(adj.) without feathers; without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise	3
4777289650	Drivel	(n.) saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense; (v.) to let saliva flow from mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly	4
4777294346	Epitome	(n.) a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality	5
4777296192	Exhort	(v.) to urge strongly, advise earnestly	6
4777297993	Ex Officio	(adj., adv.) by virtue of holding a certain office	7
4777299781	Infringe	(v.) to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds	8
4777301437	Ingratiate	(v.) to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favorable acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense)	9
4777304069	Interloper	(n.) an intruder, one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be	10
4777305735	Intrinsic	(adj.) belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part; good for its own sake	11
4777308449	Inveigh	(v.) to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval	12
4777310503	Lassitude	(n.) weariness of body or mind, lack of energy	13
4777312210	Millennium	(n.) a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy, prosperity, or peace	14
4777316349	Occult	(adj.) mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means; (v.) to hide, conceal; eclipse; (n.) matters involving the supernatural	15
4777320199	Permeate	(v.) to spread through, penetrate, soak through	16
4777322095	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 of an action or process	17
4777326362	Stringent	(adj.) strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste	18
4777329111	Surmise	(v.) to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; (n.) an idea or thought that seems likely but lacks definite proof	19