Martinvocab 2
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- callow
- without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise, without feathers syn:green, raw, unfledged, inexperienced ant:
- drivel
- saliva or mucus, foolishness, nonsense to let saliva drip, to utter nonsense in a childish manner, to waste or fritter away syn:balderdash, hogwash, tommyrot
- epitome
- a summary condensed account an instance that represents a larger reality syn;abstract, digest, model, archetype
- intrinsic
- belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent,originating in a bodily organ or part
- inveigh
- to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval syn:rail, harangue, fulminate, remonstrate ant:acclaim, glorify, extol
- lassitude
- weariness of body or mind, lack of energy syn: tired, fatigue ant:animation, livelyness
- bombastic
- pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas syn:inflated, highfalutin, high-flown, pretentious ant:unadorned, simple, plain, austere
- ingratiate
- to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (can be negative) syn:cozy up to, curry flavor with ant:alienate, humiliate oneself, mortify oneself
- exhort
- to urge strongly advice earnestly syn: entreat, implore, adjure ant:discourage, advise against, deprecate
- precipitate
- to fall as moisture, to hurl down from a great height, to give distinct form to syn:provoke, produce, reckless, impetuous ant:wary, cautious, circumspect
- ex officio
- by virtue of holding a certain office
- infringe
- to violate, trespass go beyond recognized bounds syn: enroach, impinge, intrude, poach ant:stay in bounds
- surmise
- to think or believe without certain supporting evidence, to conjecture or guess, likely idea that lacks definite proof syn:infer, gather, inference, presumption
- stringent
- strict, severe, rigorously or urgently binding or compelling, sharp or bitter taste syn:stern, rigorous, tough, urgent, imperative ant:leient, mild, lax, permissive
- occult
- mysterious, magical, supernatural, secret, hidden from view, not detectable by ordinary means to hide conceal eclipse, matters involving the supernatural syn:supernatural, esoteric, abstruse, arcane
- permeate
- to spread through, to soak, penetrate
- ameliorate
- to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming syn:amend, better ant:worsen,aggravate,exacerbate
- aplomb
- poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity syn:composure, self possession, levelheadedness
- interloper
- one who moves in where he of she is not wanted or has no right to, an intruder syn:trespasser
- millennium
- 1000 years, a period of great joy syn: chiliad, golden age, prosperity, peace ant: doomsday, day of judgment