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affable |
(adj.) courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to. |
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aggrandize |
(v.) to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make greater. |
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amorphous |
(adj.) shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion. |
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aura |
(n.) that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality. |
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contaband |
(n.) illegal traffic, smuggled goods (adj.) illegal, prohibited. |
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erudite |
(adj.) scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic. |
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gossamer |
(adj.) thin, light, delicate, insubstantial; (n.) a very thin, light cloth. |
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infer |
(v.) to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of though; to hint suggest, imply. |
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inscrutable |
(adj.) incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically. |
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insular |
(adj.) relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience. |
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irrevocable |
(adj.) incapable of being changed or called back. |
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propensity |
(n.) a natural inclination or predilection toward. |
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querulous |
(adj.) peevish, complaining, fretful. |
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remonstrate |
(v.) to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to. |
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repudiate |
(v.) to disown, reject, or deny to validiy of. |
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resilient |
(adj.) able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly. |
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reverberate |
(v.) to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly. |
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scurrilous |
(adj.) coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed. |
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sedulous |
(adj.) persistent, showing industry and determination. |
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sleazy |
(adj.) thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean, or disreputable. |
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