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TermDefinition
affable courteous, and pleasant, sociable, 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, no particular type of character, without organization, unity or cohesion.
archetype an original model on which something was patterned or replicated; the ideal example of a particular type of person or thing
aura that which surrounds ( as an atmosphere) a distinctive air or personal quality.
contraband illegal traffic, smuggled goods. illegal, prohibited
erudite scholarly, learned, bookish and pedantic
gossamer thin,light, delicate a very thin light cloth
inscrutable incapable of being understood, impossible to see through physically
insular relating to, characteristic 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 with someone against something, protest against.
resilient able to return to original shape or for; able to recover quick
reverberate to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly
scurrilous coarsely abusive, vulgar or low, foul mouthed
sedulous persistent, showing industry and determination
sleazy thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low mean or disreputable.
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