Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop Level F Unit 4
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Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop Level F unit 4
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 affable | (adj.) courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to |
| aggrandize | (v.) to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater |
| amorphous | (adj.) shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion |
| archetype | (n.) an original model on which something is patterned or replicated; the ideal example of a particular type of person, |
| aura | (n.) a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing |
| contraband | (n.) illegal traffic, smuggled goods; (adj.) illegal, prohibited |
| erudite | (adj.) scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic |
| gossamer | (adj.) thin, light, delicate, insubstantial; (n.) a very thin, light cloth |
| inscrutable | (adj.) incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically |
| insular | (adj.) Relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience |
| irrevocable | (adj.) incapable of being changed or called back |
| propensity | (n.) a natural inclination or predilection toward |
| querulous | (adj.) peevish, complaining, fretful |
| remonstrate | (v.) To argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to |
| repudiate | (v.) to disown, reject, or deny the validity of |
| resilient | (adj.) able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly |
| reverberate | (v.) To re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly |
| scurrilous | (adj.) Coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed |
| sedulous | (adj.) persistent, showing industry and determination |
| sleazy | (adj.) thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean, or disreputable |
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