| Term | Definition |
|---|
| irrevocable | unrecallable, irreversible, unalterable -reversible -changeable |
| propensity | penchant, proclivity, natural bent -natural incapacity or inability |
| querulous | petulant, cranky, irritable, touchy -uncomplaining, -stoical, -serene, -placid |
| remonstrate | reason against, expostulate |
| repudiate | abjure, renounce, disavow -avow, -affirm -aver -avouch |
| resilient | springy, elastic, buoyant, bouncy -rigid -unyielding -stiff- inflexible |
| scurrilous | filthy, vituperative, obscene, abusive -decorous -seemly -tasteful -dignified |
| sedulou | assiduous, indefatigable, tireless -lackadaisical -listless -indolent -otiose |
| sleazy | inferior tawdry, cheesy, tatty -superior, -first-rate, -quality, -sturdy |
| reverberate | rumble, thunder, boom, echo |
| affable | genial, cordial, -surly, -cantankerous, -dour, -inhospitable |
| aggrandize | exalt, enhance, amplify, augment, -diminish, -decrease, -reduce |
| amorphous | unstructured, nebulous, inchoate, -definite, -welldefined, -clear cut |
| aura | ambience, atmosphere |
| contraband | illicit, bootleg, unlawful, -legal, -lawful, -licit |
| erudite | profoundly educated, well read, -ignorant, -uneducated, -illiterate |
| gossamer | flimsy, diaphanous, sheer, airy, feathery, gauzy, -massive, -thick, -thick, -dense |
| infer | deduce, gather, presume, guess, speculate |
| inscrutable | impenetrable, incomprehensible, enigmatic, -comprehensible, -intelligible, -penetrable |
| insular | narrow-minded, parochial, provincial, -catholic, -cosmopolitan, -liberal |
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