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Unit 4 - Gray

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affable (adj) courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to [agreeable]
aggrandize (v) to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater [enhance]
amorphous (adj) shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type of character; without organization, unity of cohesion [formless]
aura (n) that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality [atmosphere]
contraband (n) illegal traffic, smuggled goods [bootleg]
erudite (adj) scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic [educated]
gossamer (adj) thin, light, delicate, insubstantial (n) a very thin, light cloth [sheer]
infer (v) to find out by reasoning to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hint, suggest, imply [guess]
inscrutable (adj) incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically [incomprehensible]
insular (adj) relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience [narrow-minded]
irrevocable (adj) incapable of being changed or called back [irreversible]
propensity (n) a natural inclination or predilection toward [penchant]
querulous (adj) peevish, complaining, fretful [irritable, cranky]
remonstrate (v) to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to [reason against]
repudiate (v) to disown, reject, or deny the validity of [renounce]
resilient (adj) able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly [elastic]
reverberate (v) to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly [echo, rumble]
scurrilous (adj) coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foul- mouthed [obscene]
sedulous (adj) persistent, showing industry and determination [tireless]
sleazy (adj) thin or flimsy in texture; cheap, shoddy or inferior in quality of character; ethically low, mean or disreputable [inferior]
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