SAT 2 english

ameliorate

improve, make better

aplomb

poise, great self-confidence

bombastic

pompous

callow

immature

drivel

foolish talk: nonsense

epitome

condensed account

exhort

to urge strongly

ex officio

holding a certain office

infringe

to violate, trespass

ingratiate

gain favor or acceptance

interloper

an intruder

intrinsic

inherent

inveigh

express strong disapproval

lassitude

lack of energy

millenium

a period of one thousand years

occult

mysterious, magical

permeate

penetrate

precipitate

to bring about suddenly

stringent

strict, severe

surmise

conjecture or guess