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English 11 Vocab 4
English 11 CP Vocab unit 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 personal quality |
| Contraband | (n.) illegal traffic, smuggled goods; (adj.) illegal, progibited |
| Erudite | (adj.) scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic |
| Gossamer | (adj.) thin, light, delicate, insubstantial; (n.) a very thin, light cloth |
| Inscrutable | (adj.) incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically |
| 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 disown, reject, or deny the validity of |
| Resilient | (adj.) 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 (especially in language); foul-mouthed |
| 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 |