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English3 Vocab Unit4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| affable | courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to; amicable, agreeable |
| aggrandize | o increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater; to augment, to enhance |
| amorphous | shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion; formless, unstructured |
| aura | that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality |
| contraband | illegal traffic, smuggled goods; (adj.) - illegal, prohibited, bootleg |
| erudite | scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic, well-read |
| gossamer | - thin, light, delicate, insubstantial, sheer; (n.) - a very thin, light cloth |
| infer | to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought |
| inscrutable | incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically; incomprehensible |
| insular | relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience; provincial |
| irrevocable | incapable of being changed or called back; irreversible |
| propensity | a natural inclination or predilection toward something; proclivity |
| querulous | peevish, complaining, fretful; petulant, irritable, cranky |
| remonstrate | to argue or plead with someone against something; to object to; to expostulate |
| repudiate | to disown, reject, deny the validity of; renounce |
| resilient | able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly |
| reverberate | to re-echo, to resound |
| scurrilous | coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed; obscene |
| sedulous | persistent, showing industry and determination; tireless |
| sleazy | thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean, or disreputable; inferior |