Vocab Unit 2 words 1-10

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 mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense

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 acceptable by others (sometimes used in critical or derogatory sense)