English 3 Vocab Unit 2

Unit 2

20 cards   |   Total Attempts: 186
  

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To improve, make better
Ameliorate
Poise, assurance, self-confidence
Aplomb
Pompous or overblown in language
Bombastic
Immature, inexperienced
Callow
Foolish, nonsense, aimless talking
Drivel
Summary, condensed account, model
Epitome
To strongly urge or advise
Exhort
By virtue of holding a certain office
Ex officio
To violate, trespass
Infringe
To make oneself agreeable to gain favorable acceptance from others. curry favor
Ingratiate
Belonging to someone or something by its very nature; essential
Intrinsic
Intruder, one who moves to where they are not wanted
Interloper
To make a violent attack in words
Inveigh
Weariness of body or mind, lack of energy
Lassitude
A period of one thousand years; a period of great joy
Millennium