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| affable |
courteous and pleasant, socialble, easy to speak to |
| aggrandize |
to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater |
| amorphous |
shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type of character; without organization, unity, or cohension |
| aura |
that which surrounds (as an atomosphere); a distintive air or personal quality |
| contraband |
illegal traffic, smuggle goods; illegal, prohibited |
| erudite |
scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic |
| gossamer |
thin, light, delicate, insubstantial; a very thin, light cloth |
| infer |
to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion to see through physically |
| inscrutable |
incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically |
| insular |
relating to, charcateristic of, or situated on an island; 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 tuen 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 |
persisten, showing industry and determination |
| sleazy |
thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean, or disreputable |
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