vocab unit 4
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 affable | adj. courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to. S: genial, amicable, agreeable, cordial; A: surly, cantankerous, dour, inhospitable |
| aggrandize | v. to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater. S: augment, amplify, enhance, exalt; A: reduce, decrease, diminish |
| amorphous | adj. shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity or cohesion. S: formless, unstructured, nebulous, inchoate; A: definite, well-defined, clear-cut |
| aura | (n.) that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality S: ambience, atmosphere |
| contraband | (n.) illegal traffic, smuggled goods; (adj.) illegal, prohibited S: illicit, bootleg, unlawful; A: legal, lawful, licit |
| erudite | (adj.) scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic S: profoundly educated, well-read; A: ignorant, uneducated, illiterate |
| gossamer | (adj.) thin, light, delicate, insubstantial; (n.) a very thin, light cloth. S: filmy, diaphanous, sheer, airy, feathery, gauzy; A: thick, dense, solid, massive |
| infer | v. to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hint, suggest, imply. S: gather, deduce, presume, guess, speculate |
| inscrutable | adj. incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically. S: impenetrable, incomprehensible, enigmatic; A: comprehensible, intelligible, penetrable |
| insular | adj. relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience. S: narrow-minded, parochical, provincial; A: catholic, cosmopolitan, liberal |
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