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sadlier-oxford F
level F unit 4
unit 4 vocab. | definitions |
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affable | couteous and pleasant |
aggrandize | to increase in greatness |
amorphous | shapless, without organization |
aura | a distinctive air or personal quality |
contraband | illegal, prohibited, smuggled goods |
erudite | scholarly, bookish |
gossamer | thin, light, delicate cloth |
infer | to find out by reasoning, suggest |
inscrutable | incapable of being understood |
insular | isolated in outlook or experience |
irrevocable | incapable of being changed |
propensity | a natural inclination |
querulous | peevish, complaining |
remonstrate | to protest or object to |
repudiate | to disown, reject, deny validity |
resilient | able to recover quickly |
reverberate | to re-echo, resound, reflect |
scurrilous | coarsely abusive, vulgar, low |
sedulous | persistent, showing determination |
sleazy | thin or flimsy in texture, cheap |