| Question |
Answer |
| Affable | Courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to. |
| Aggrandize | To increase in greatness, power, or wealth. |
| Amorphous | Shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character. |
| Aura | That which surrounds, a distinctive air or peronal quality. |
| Contraband | Illegal traffic, smuggled goods. |
| Erudite | Scholarly, learned, bookish. |
| Gossamer | Thin, light, delicate, insubstantial. |
| Infer | To find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought. |
| Inscrutable | Incapable of being understood. |
| Insular | Relating to, characteristic of; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience. |
| Irrevocable | Incapable of being changed or called back. |
| Propensity | A natural inclination or predilection toward. |
| Querulous | Peevish, complaining, fretful. |
| Remonstrate | To argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to. |
| Repudiate | To disown, reject, or deny the validity of. |
| Resilient | Able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly. |
| Reverberate | To re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly. |
| Scurrilous | Coarsely abusive, vulgar or low especially in language, foul-mouthed. |
| Sedulous | Persistent, showing industry and determination. |
| Sleazy | Thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character. |
Biology Lab Midterm
