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bkhs 11/F unit 4
sadlier-oxford vocab workshop level f unit 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| affable | courteous and pleasant, sociable |
| aggrandize | to increase in greatness, power or wealth |
| amorphous | shapeless, without definite form |
| aura | that which surrounds (atmosphere) |
| contraband | illegal traffic, smuggled goods, illegal |
| erudite | scholarly, learned |
| gossamer | thin, light delicate; a very thin cloth |
| infer | to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion |
| inscrutable | incapable or being understood |
| insular | relating to, characteristic or, or situated on an island. |
| irrevocable | incapable of being changed |
| propensity | a natural inclination toward |
| querulous | peevish, complaining |
| remonstrate | to aruge or plead with someone against something, protest against |
| repudiate | to disown, reject |
| resilient | able to return to an origial shape or form; able to recover quickly |
| reverberate | to re-echo, resound |
| scurrilous | coarsely abusive, vulgar, low |
| sedulous | persistent |
| sleazy | thin or flimsy in texture; cheap, disreputable |