English Lit Vocab 4
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SupwithyouSammie on October 3, 2010
Subjects:
ap english language & composition
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 affable | (adj), easy to converse with; friendly |
| aggrandize | (v), to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater |
| amorphous | (adj), having no definite form or distinct shape |
| aura | (n), a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing |
| contraband | (n), goods whose importation or exportation or possession is prohibited by law |
| erudite | (adj), having or showing profound knowledge, scholarly |
| gossamer | (adj), thin, light, delicate, insubstantial |
| infer | (v), to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought |
| inscrutable | (adj), difficult to understand; mysterious |
| insular | (adj), isolated; narrow or provincial |
| irrevocable | (adj), impossible to retract or revoke |
| propensity | (n), a natural inclination |
| querulous | (adj), habitually complaining |
| remonstrate | (v), to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to |
| repudiate | (v), refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid |
| resilient | (adj), quick to recover, rebounds readily |
| reverberate | (v), to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly |
| scurrilous | (adj), coarsely abusive; vulgar |
| sedulous | (adj), marked by care and persistent effort |
| sleazy | (adj), of very poor quality; cheap |
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