| Vocabulary Word | Definition |
| 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 |