VOCABULARY

LEVEL F

UNIT 2

PART B

interloper intrinsic

inveigh lassitude

millennium occult

permeate precipitate

stringent surmise

INTERLOPER

• (n.) one who moves in where he or

she is not wanted or has no right to

be, an intruder

• Synonyms: trespasser, meddler,

buttinsky

• The crowd was so

eager to see the band

perform that they

resented the opening

singer as an interloper.

• In my sister’s wedding

party, they security

guards discovered the

interlopers and forced

them to leave.

INTRINSIC • (adj.) internally true and genuine, often referring to the worth of

people and objects for their value; belonging to someone or

something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in

a bodily organ or part

• Synonyms: organic, immanent, built-in

• Antonyms: extrinsic, external, outward

• If students want to

accomplish their academic

goals, they must have the

intrinsic motivation to push

themselves.

• Most mothers have this

intrinsic need to protect their

children at all costs.

• In many societies, voting

wasn’t regarded as an

intrinsic and inherent right of

citizens.

INVEIGH • (v.) to make a violent attack in words, express strong

disapproval

• Synonyms: rail, harangue, fulminate, remonstrate

• Antonyms: Acclaim, glorify, extol

• You should not inveigh

against the plan with quite so

much vigor until you have

read it.

• Many Americans inveigh

against the Electoral voting

system claiming it’s not

based on the majority

choosing the president.

LASSITUDE

• (n.) weariness of body or mind, lack of energy

• Synonyms: fatigue,

lethargy=unresponsiveness,

torpor=hibernation, languor=exhaustion

• Antonyms: energy, vitality, animation,

liveliness

• On some days I am

overcome by lassitude at

the thought of so many

more years of schooling.

• Why has such awful

lassitude spread through

the class that was once

vibrant and dynamic?

MILLENNIUM

• (n.) a period of one thousand years;

• a period of great joy

• Synonyms: chiliad, golden age, prosperity, peace

• Antonym: Doomsday

• In 1999 an argument raged over whether 2000 or 2001would mark the beginning of the new millennium.

• Do you believe flying cars will exist within the next millennium or will it take us more than a thousand years to reach that level of advancement?

OCCULT

• (adj.) mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; no detectable by ordinary means; (v.) to hide, conceal; eclipse; (n.) matters involving the supernatural

• Synonyms: supernatural, esoteric, abstruse, arcane

• Antonyms: mundane, common, public, exoteric

• One need not rely on occult knowledge to grasp why things disappear in a house where two cats live.

• Much of his talk about the occult seems grounded in nothing but trick photography and folklore.

PERMEATE

• (v.) to spread through, penetrate, soak through

• Synonym : XXX

• Antonym: XXXX

• The rain permeated all of my clothing and reduced the map in my pocket to a pulpy mess.

• The lovely smell of baking bread permeated the kitchen.

• A feeling of anxiety permeated the office as we rushed to meet the deadline.

PRECIPITATE • (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 resulting from a process

• Synonyms: provoke, produce, reckless, impetuous, inconsiderate

• Antonyms: wary=cautious, circumspect=thoughtful and vigilant, considerate

• Everybody knows that smoking precipitates lung disease.

• I admit that my outburst was precipitate.

• The science teacher displayed test tubes containing colored precipitates.

STRINGENT • (adj.) strict, severe; rigorously or

urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste

• Synonyms: stern, rigorous, tough, urgent, imperative

• Antonyms: lenient, mild, lax, permissive

• Some argue that

more stringent laws

against speeding

will make our

streets safer.

SURMISE

• (v.) to think or believe without certain

supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess;

(n.) likely idea that lacks definite proof

• Synonyms: infer, gather, inference,

presumption

• Antonyms: XXXXX

• I cannot be sure, but I surmise that she would not accept my apology even if I made it on my knees

• The police had no proof, nothing to go on but a suspicion, a mere surmise.

REFERENCE

• Sadlier Vocabulary Book

• Google images

• Words in sentences