Vocabulary Unit 2
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Vocabulary Unit 2
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*Aplomb
• (n) poise, assurance, great self- confidence• Syn: composure, levelheadedness• Ant: confusion, embarrassment
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Bombastic
• (adj) pompous or overblown in language; full of high sounding words intended to conceal lack of ideas
• Syn: inflated, pretentious• Ant: simple, plain
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Callow
• (adj) without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise
• Syn: unfledged, inexperienced• Ant: mature, polished
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Epitome
• (n) a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality
• Syn: model, archetype
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*Exhort
• (v) to urge strongly, advise earnestly • Syn: entreat, implore• Ant: discourage, deprecate
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Infringe
• (v) to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds
• Syn: encroach, poach
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Ingratiate
• (v) to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical derogatory sense)
• Syn: curry favor with, brown-nose• Ant: alienate
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Intrinsic
• (adj) belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part
• Syn: immanent, organic• Ant: extrinsic, external
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*Stringent
• (adj) strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp, bitter taste
• Syn: stern, tough• Ant: lenient, permissive
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Surmise
• (v) to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; (n) likely idea that lacks definite proof
• Syn: infer, presumption