AP Language: Unit 2 Definitions Flashcards

7269600457	Ameliorate	to improve, to make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming	0
7269602948	Aplomb	poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity	1
7269604991	Bombastic	pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas	2
7269627311	Callow	without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers	3
7269629650	Drivel	saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense; to let saliva flow from the mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly	4
7269672583	Epitome	a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality	5
7269675485	Exhort	to urge strongly, advise earnestly	6
7269747590	Ex officio	by virtue of holding a certain office	7
7269750995	Infringe	to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds	8
7269753747	Ingratiate	to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others	9
7269756160	Interloper	one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder	10
7269760187	Intrinsic	belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part	11
7269764315	Inveigh	to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval	12
7269794378	Lassitude	weariness of body or mind, lack of energy	13
7269875707	Millennium	a period of 1000 years; a period of great joy	14
7269876983	Occult	secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means; mysterious, magical, uncanny; to hide, cover up; eclipse; matters involving the supernatural	15
7269884142	Permeate	to spread through, penetrate, soak through	16
7269885448	Precipitate	to fall as moisture; to bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinct form to; characterized by excessive haste; moisture; the product of an action taking place	17
7269891256	Stringent	strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste	18
7269895052	Surmise	to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; likely idea that lacks definite proof	19