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vocab 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aggrandize | to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify |
| affable | courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to |
| inscrutable | incapable of being understood |
| archetype | an original model after which similar things are patterned, a perfect or typical example |
| erudite | scholarly, learned |
| infer | to find out by reasoning, to arrive at a conclusion the basis of thought |
| amorphous | shapeless,without definite form, of no particular type or character |
| gossamer | thin, light, delicate, insubstantial a very thin, light cloth |
| aura | that which surrounds(as in atmosphere), a distinctive air or personal quality |
| insular | relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island, narrow or isolated in outlook or experience |
| contraband | illegal traffic, smuggled goods, prohibited |
| sleazy | thin or flimsy in texture, cheap, shoddy, or inferior in quality or character |
| irrevocable | incapable of being changed or called back |
| resilient | persistent, showing industry and determination |
| remonstrate | to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to |
| retrench | to cut down, reduce in scope and cost |
| sedulous | able to return to an original shape or form, able to recover quickly (from illness, misfortunes) |
| reverberate | to re-echo, resound, to be repeatedly reflected |
| querulous | peevish, complaining, fretful |
| repudiate | to disown, reject, or deny the validity of |
| propensity | a natural inclination or bent toward |
| scurrilous | coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (language), foul-mouthed |