Vocab unit 4
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20 terms
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 |
| aura | n. that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality |
| 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 |
| infer | v. to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hint, suggest, imply |
| 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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