Vocab

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adj. courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to
synonyms: genial. amicable, agreeable, cordial
antonyms: surly, cantankerous, dour, inhospitable

v. to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater
synonyms: augment, amplify, enhance, exalt
antonyms: reduce, decrease, diminish

adj. shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity or cohesion
synonyms: formless. unstructured, nebulous, inchoate
antonyms: definite, well defined, clear cut

n. that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality
synonyms: ambience, atmosphere

n. illegal traffic, smuggled goods; adj. illegal, prohibited
synonyms: illicit, bootleg, unlawful
antonyms: legal, lawful, licit

adj. scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic
synonyms: profoundly, educated, well read
antonyms: ignorant, uneducated, illiterate

adj. thin, light, delicate, insubstantial. n. a very thin, light cloth
synonyms: filmy, diaphanous, sheer, airy, feathery, gauzy
antonyms: thick, dense, sold, massive

v. to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hint, suggest, imply
synonyms: gather, deduce, presume, guess, speculate

adj. incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically
synonyms: impenetrable, incomprehensible, enigmatic
antonyms: comprehensible, intelligible, penetrable

adj. relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience
synonyms: narrow minded, parochial, provincial
antonyms: catholic, cosmopolitan, liberal