Unit 2 Vocab

4. (v.) to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; (n.) likely idea that lacks definite proof
7. (n.) a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy
10. (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
11. (v.) to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense)
12. (v.) to fall as moisture; to cause or 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
15. (v.) to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds
16. (adj., adv.) by virtue of holding a certain office
17. (v.) to urge strongly, advise earnestly
18. (n.) one who moves in where he or she in not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder

1. (n.) poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity
2. (n.) weariness of body or mind, lack of energy
3. (adj.) pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas
5. (adj.) strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste
6. (n.) a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality
8. (adj.) belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part
9. (v.) to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval
12. (v.) to spread through, penetrate, soak through
13. (adj.) without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers
14. (v.) to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming
19. (adj.) mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means; (v.) to hide, conceal; eclipse; (n.) matters involving the supernatural