Unit 2 Definitions Level F

to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming

poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity

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

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

saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense; to let saliva flow from the mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or frittter away foolishly

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

to urge strongly, advise earnestly

by virtue of holding a certain office

to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds

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

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

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

to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval

weariness of body or mind, lack of energy

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

mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means; to hide, conceal, eclipse; matters involving the supernatural

to spread through, penetrate, soak through

to fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distrinct form to; characterized by excessive haste; noisture; the product of an action or process

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

to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; likely idea that lacks definite proof