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Vocab. Syn.
Unit 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| genial | affable, adj |
| amicable | affable, adj |
| cordial | affable, adj |
| augment | aggrandize, v |
| amplify | aggrandize, v |
| enhance | aggrandize, v |
| exalt | aggrandize, v |
| shapeless | amorphous, adj |
| formless | amorphous, adj |
| unstructured | amourphous, adj |
| courteous | affable, adj |
| pleasant | affable, adj |
| ambience | aura, n |
| atmosphere | aura, n |
| illegal | contraband, adj |
| prohibited | contraband, adj |
| illicit | contraband, adj |
| bootleg | contraband, adj |
| unlawful | contraband, adj |
| scholarly | erudite, adj |
| pedantic | erudite, adj |
| thin | gossamer, adj |
| light | gossamer, adj |
| delicate | gossamer, adj |
| filmy | gossamer, adj |
| sheer | gossamer, adj |
| airy | gossamer, adj |
| gauzy | gossamer, adj |
| gather | infer, v |
| deduce | infer, v |
| speculate | infer, v |
| incomprehensible | inscrutable, adj |
| enigmatic | inscrutable, adj |
| parochial | insular, adj |
| provincial | insular, adj |
| irreversible | irrevocable, adj |
| unalterable | irrevocable, adj |
| inclination | propensity, n |
| proclivity | propensity, n |
| penchant | propensity, n |
| peevish | querulous, adj |
| petulant | querulous, adj |
| irritable | querulous, adj |
| expostulate | remonstrate, v |
| reject | repudiate, v |
| deny | repudiate, v |
| disavow | repudiate, v |
| renounce | repudiate, v |
| elastic | resilient, adj |
| buoyant | resilient, adj |
| echo | reverberate, v |
| vulgar | scurrilous, adj |
| obscene | scurrilous, adj |
| filthy | scurrilous, adj |
| abusive | scurrilous, adj |
| persistent | sedulous, adj |
| assiduous | sedulous, adj |
| tireless | sedulous, adj |
| indefatigable | sedulous, adj |
| cheap | sleazy, adj |
| inferior | sleazy, adj |
| desreputable | sleazy, adj |
| tawdry | sleazy, adj |