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Vocab unit 4
Vocabulary Unit 4
| word | definition |
|---|---|
| affable | easy to talk to |
| aggrandize | to make bigger, more powerful |
| amorphous | without deffinate shape |
| aura | that which surrounds, a distinctive air |
| contraband | illegal substances, smuggled goods |
| erudite | well learned |
| grossamer | thin, light, delicate |
| infer | to hint or suggest |
| inscrutable | incapable of being understood |
| insular | narrow or isolated in outlook or experience |
| irrevocable | incapable of being changed or called back |
| propensity | a natural inclination toward |
| querulous | peevish, complaining |
| remonstrate | protest against, object to |
| repudiate | to disown or reject |
| resilient | able to return to origional shape, recover quickly |
| reverberate | to reiderate |
| scurrilous | foul-mouthed |
| sedulous | persistent |
| sleazy | cheap |