Ameliorate
Verb. To improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming.
Aplomb
Noun. Poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity.
Bombastic
Adjective. Pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas.
Callow
Adjective. Without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers.
Drivel
Noun. Saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense; Verb. to let saliva flow from the mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly.
Epitome
Noun. A summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality.
Exhort
Verb. To urge strongly, advise earnestly.
Ex officio
Adjective & Adverb. By virtue of holding a certain office.
Infringe
Verb. To violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds.
Ingratiate
Verb. To make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense).
Interloper
Noun. One who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder.
Intrinsic
Adjective. Belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part.
Inveigh
Verb. To make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval.
Lassitude
Noun. Weariness of body or mind, lack of energy/
Millennium
Noun. A period of one thousand years; a period of great joy.
Occult
Adjective. Secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means; mysterious, magical, uncanny. Verb. To hide, cover up; eclipse; Noun. Matters involving the supernatural.
Permeate
Verb. To spread through, penetrate, soak through.
Precipitate
Verb. To fall as moisture; to bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinct form to; Adjective. Characterized by excessive haste; Noun. Moisture; the product of an action or process.
Stringent
Adjective. Strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste.
Surmise
Verb. To think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess. Noun. Likely idea that lacks definite proof.