Vocabulary Workshop Level F Unit 2

v. to improve, or make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming

amend, better (syn.)

worsen, aggravate, exacerbate (ant.)

n. poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity

composure, self-possession, levelheadedness (syn.)

confusion, embarrassment, abashment (ant.)

adj. pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas

inflated, highfalutin, pretentious (syn.)

unadorned, simple, plain, austere (ant.)

adj. without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers

green, rawr, unfledged, inexperience (syn.)

mature, grown-up, polished, sophisticated (ant.)

n. saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense

v. to let saliva flow from the mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly

balderdash, tommyrot (syn.)

slaver (ant.)

n. a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality

abstract, digest, archetype (syn.)

v. to urge strongly, advise earnestly

entreat, implore, adjure (syn.)

discourage, advise against, deprecate (ant.)

adj. adv. by virtue of holding a certain office

v. to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds

encroach, impinge, intrude (syn.)

stay in bounds, comply (ant.)

v. to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in critical or derogatory sense)

cozy up to, curry favor with (syn.)

humiliate oneself (ant.)

n. one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder

trespasser, meddler, buttinsky (syn.)

adj. belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part

immanent, organic (syn.)

extrinsic, external, outward (ant.)

v. to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval

harangue, remonstrate (syn.)

acclaim, glorify, extol (ant.)

n. weariness of body or mind, lack of energy

fatigue, lethargy, torpor, languor (syn.)

energy, vitality, animation, liveliness (ant.)

n. a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy

chiliad, golden age (syn.)

doomsday (ant.)

adj. secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means; mysterious, magical, uncanny

v. to hide, cover up; eclipse

n. matters involving the supernatural

esoteric, abstruse, arcane (syn.)

mundane, common, public, exoteric (ant.)

v. to spread through, penetrate, soak through

v. to fall as moisture; to bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinct form to

adj. characterized by excessive haste

n. moisture; the product of an action or process

provoke, produce; reckless, impetuous (syn.)

wary, circumspect (ant.)

adj. strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste

stern, rigorous, tough, urgent (syn.)

lenient, mild, lax, permissive (ant.)

v. to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess

n. likely idea that lacks definite proof

infer, gather; inference, presumption