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Vocabulary Unit 4
Vocabulary Workshop Level F
| Word | Definitions | Part of Speech |
|---|---|---|
| Aggrandize | To increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater | verb |
| Amorphous | Shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohension | adj |
| Aura | That which surrounds(as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality | noun |
| Contraband | Illegal traffic, smuggled goods; illegal prohibited | Noun; adj |
| Erudite | Scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic | adj |
| Gossamer | thin, light, delicate; a very thin, light cloth | adj; noun |
| Infer | To find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hint, suggest, imply | Verb |
| Inscrutable | Incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically | adj |
| Insular | Relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience | adj |
| Irrevocable | incapable of being changed or called back | adj |
| Propensity | a natural inclination or predilection toward | noun |
| Querulous | Peevish, complaining, fretful | adj |
| Remonstrate | to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to | verb |
| Repudiate | to disown, reject, or deny the validity of | verb |
| Resilient | able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly | adj |
| Reverberate | to re-echo, resound | verb |
| Scurrilous | coarsely abusive | adj |
| Sedulous | persistent | adj |
| Sleazy | thin or flimsy; ethically low, mean, or disreputable | adj |
| Affable | Courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to | adj |