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Level F: Unit 4-SJB
Unit 4 Vocab SJB
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Affable | (adj) courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to Synonyms:genial, amicable, agreeable, cordial Antonyms: surly, cantankerous, dour, inhospitable |
| Aggrandize | (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 |
| Amorphous | (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-out |
| Aura | (n) that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality Synonyms:ambience, atmosphere |
| Contraband | (n) illegal traffic, smuggled goods; (adj) illigal, prohibited Synonyms:(adj) illicit, bootleg, unlawful Antonyms:(adj) legal, lawful, licit |
| Erudite | (adj) scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic Synonyms:profoundly educated, well-read Antonyms:ignorant, uneducated, illiterate |
| Gossamer | (adj) thin, light, delicate, insubstantial; (n) a very thin, light cloth Synonyms:(adj) filmy, diaphanous, sheer, airy, feathery, gauzy Antonyms:(adj) think, dense,solid, masive |
| Infer | (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 |
| Inscrutable | (adj) incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically Synonyms:impenetrable, incomprehensible, enigmatic Antonyms:comprehensible, intelligible, penetrable |
| Insular | (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 |
| Irrevocable | (adj) incapable of being changed or called back Synonyms:irreversible, unrecallable, unalterable Antonyms:reversible, changeable |
| Propensity | (n) a natural inclination or predilection toward Synonyms:natural bent, proclivity, penchant Antonyms:natural incapacity or inability |
| Querulous | (adj) peevish, complaining, fretful Synonyms:petulant, touchy, cranky, irritable Antonyms:uncomplaining, stoical, serene, placid |
| Remonstrate | (v) to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to Synonyms:reason against, expostulate |
| Repudiate | (v) to disown, reject, or deny the validity of Synonyms:disavow, abjure,renounce Antonyms:avow, affirm, aver, avouch |
| Resilient | (adj) able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly Synonyms: springy, elastic, buoyant, bouncy Antonyms: rigid, stiff,inflexible,unyielding |
| Reverberate | (v) to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly Synonyms:rumble,thunder,boom,echo |
| Scurrilous | (adj) coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed Synonyms:obscene, filthy, abusive,vituperative Antonyms:decorous, seemly, tasteful, dignified |
| Sedulous | (adj) persistent, showing industry and determination Synonyms:assiduous, tireless, indefatigable Antonyms:lackadaisical, listless, indolent, otiose |
| Sleazy | (adj) thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean, or disreputable Synonyms:inferior, cheesy, tawdry, tatty Antonyms:superior, first-rate, quality, sturdy |
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