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4F Vocab
Sadlier Oxford Vocab Unit 4 Level F
Term | Definition |
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affable | (adj.) courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to |
aggrandize | (v.) to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater |
amorphous | (adj.) shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion |
archetype | (n.) an original model on which something was patterned or replicated; the ideal example of a particular type of person or thing |
aura | (n.) that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personality quallity |
contraband | (n.) illegal traffic, smuggled goods; (adj.) illegal, prohibited |
erudite | (adj.) scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic |
gossamer | (adj.) thin, delicate, insubstantial; (n.) a very thin, light cloth |
inscrutable | (adj.) incapable of being understood |
insular | (adj.) relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island: narrow or isolated in outlook or experience |
irrevocable | (adj.) incapable of being changed or called back |
propensity | (n.) a natural inclination or predilection toward |
querulous | (adj.) peevish, complaining, fretful |
remonstrate | (v.) to argue with someone against something, protest against |
repudiate | (v.) to disdown, reject, or deny the validity of |
resilient | (adj.) able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly |
reverberate | (v.) to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly |
scurrilous | (adj.) coarsely abusive, vulgar or low |
sedulous | (adj.) persistent, showing industry and determination |
sleazy | (adj.) thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean, or disreputable |