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ameliorate
v. to improve, or make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming
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ameliorate
amend, better (syn.)
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ameliorate
worsen, aggravate, exacerbate (ant.)
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aplomb
n. poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity
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aplomb
composure, self-possession, levelheadedness (syn.)
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aplomb
confusion, embarrassment, abashment (ant.)
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bombastic
adj. pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas
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bombastic
inflated, highfalutin, pretentious (syn.)
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bombastic
unadorned, simple, plain, austere (ant.)
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callow
adj. without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers
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callow
green, rawr, unfledged, inexperience (syn.)
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callow
mature, grown-up, polished, sophisticated (ant.)
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drivel
n. saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense
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drivel
v. to let saliva flow from the mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly
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drivel
balderdash, tommyrot (syn.)
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epitome
n. a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality
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epitome
abstract, digest, archetype (syn.)
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exhort
v. to urge strongly, advise earnestly
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exhort
entreat, implore, adjure (syn.)
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exhort
discourage, advise against, deprecate (ant.)
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ex officio
adj. adv. by virtue of holding a certain office
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infringe
v. to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds
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infringe
encroach, impinge, intrude (syn.)
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infringe
stay in bounds, comply (ant.)
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ingratiate
v. to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in critical or derogatory sense)
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ingratiate
cozy up to, curry favor with (syn.)
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ingratiate
humiliate oneself (ant.)
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interloper
n. one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder
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interloper
trespasser, meddler, buttinsky (syn.)
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intrinsic
adj. belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part
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intrinsic
immanent, organic (syn.)
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intrinsic
extrinsic, external, outward (ant.)
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inveigh
v. to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval
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inveigh
harangue, remonstrate (syn.)
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inveigh
acclaim, glorify, extol (ant.)
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lassitude
n. weariness of body or mind, lack of energy
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lassitude
fatigue, lethargy, torpor, languor (syn.)
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lassitude
energy, vitality, animation, liveliness (ant.)
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millennium
n. a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy
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millennium
chiliad, golden age (syn.)
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millennium
doomsday (ant.)
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occult
adj. secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means; mysterious, magical, uncanny
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occult
v. to hide, cover up; eclipse
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occult
n. matters involving the supernatural
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occult
esoteric, abstruse, arcane (syn.)
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occult
mundane, common, public, exoteric (ant.)
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permeate
v. to spread through, penetrate, soak through
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precipitate
v. to fall as moisture; to bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinct form to
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precipitate
adj. characterized by excessive haste
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precipitate
n. moisture; the product of an action or process
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precipitate
provoke, produce; reckless, impetuous (syn.)
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precipitate
wary, circumspect (ant.)
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stringent
adj. strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste
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stringent
stern, rigorous, tough, urgent (syn.)
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stringent
lenient, mild, lax, permissive (ant.)
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surmise
v. to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess
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surmise
n. likely idea that lacks definite proof
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surmise
infer, gather; inference, presumption
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