2. SAT Vocabulary Unit 2 Words

3. ameliorate © www.wcloc.com 2007www.wcloc.com

4. ameliorate Verb- to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming amend better

5. aplomb ©www.powerlineblog.com 2007

6. aplomb Noun: poise assurance Self-confidence Composure levelheadedness

7. bombastic ©franzrantz.typepad.com 2007t

8. bombastic Adjective: Pompous or overblown in language Using big words to conceal a lack of ideas Pretentious Highfalutin

9. callow ©io.winnipeg.ca 2007 ©www.anniescostumes.com 2007

10. callow Adjective: without experience Immature, not fully developed Lacking sophistication & poise green inexperienced

11. drivel ©my.opera.com 2007

12. drivel Noun: Nonsense Saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose Verb: to utter nonsense or childish twaddle To waste or fritter away foolishly

13. epitome ©galarzas.blogspot.com 2007

14. epitome Noun: a summary Condensed account An instance that represents a larger reality Model Archetype ©sports.espn.go.com 2007

15. exhort ©www.durhammlkparade.com/images/mlk.bmp 2007

16. exhort Verb: to urge strongly Advise earnestly Entreat Implore Adjure

17. ex officio ©www.lowculture.com 2007

18. ex officio Adjective (adverb) : By virtue of holding a certain office

19. infringe ©istockphoto.com 2007

20. infringe Verb: to violate or trespass Go beyond recognized bounds Encroach Impinge, intrude Poach

21. ingratiate ©bigstockphoto.com 2007

22. ingratiate Verb: to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense) Cozy up to Curry favor with

23. interloper ©science-art.com 2007

24. interloper Noun: one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be Intruder Trespasser Meddler Buttinsky ©www.cyclespot.com 2007

25. intrinsic ©www.mvc.dccd.edu 2007

26. intrinsic Adjective: belonging to someone or something by its very nature Essential Inherent Immanent, organic

27. inveigh ©mars.wnec.edu 2007

28. inveigh Verb: to make a violent attack in words Express strong disapproval Rail, remonstrate Harangue

29. lassitude ©www.nationalsummary.com 2007

30. lassitude Noun: weariness of body or mind Lack of energy Fatigue Lethargy, Languor Torpor

31. millenium ©www.isleworth.school.nz 2007

32. millenium (pl. millenia) Noun: a period of one thousand years A period of great joy Chiliad, golden age Prosperity, peace

33. occult ©www.asc.upenn.edu 2007

34. occult Adjective: mysterious, magical, supernatural Secret, hidden from view, not detectable by ordinary means Noun: matters involving the supernatural Verb: Hide, conceal, eclipse

35. permeate ©www.srgc.org 2007

36. permeate Verb: to spread through Penetrate Soak through

37. precipitate

38. Verb: to fall as moisture To cause to bring about suddenly To hurl down from a great height To give distinct form to Adjective: reckless, impetuous Noun: moisture,the product of an action or process

39. stringent ©www.epc.mcgill.ca 2007

40. stringent Adjective: strict, severe Rigorously or urgently binding or compelling Sharp or bitter to the taste Stern, tough Imperative

41. surmise ©www.movieeye.com 2007

42. surmise Verb: to think or believe without certain supporting evidence To conjecture or guess Infer, gather Noun: inference presumption

43. Review Online ! Shostak, Jerome. Vocabulary Workshop, Level F. New York: Sadlier-Oxford, 2005.