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Unit 4 Vocabularyy
Unit 4 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Aggrandize | (v.) To increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to intensify |
| Inscrutable | (adj.) Impossible to see through physically, incapable of being understood |
| Archetype | (n.) An original model after which similar things are patterned; a perfect example |
| Erudite | (adj.) Scholarly, learned; boorish, pedantic |
| Infer | (v.) To find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; a hint |
| Affable | (adj.) Courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to |
| Amorphous | (adj.) Shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type of character; without organization |
| Gossamer | (adj.) thin, light, delicate, insubstantial, (n.) a thin, light cloth |
| Aura | (n.) surrounding atmosphere; a distinctive air or personal quality |
| Insular | (adj.) relating to, characteristic of, narrow in mind, isolated |
| Contraband | (n.) illegal traffic, smuggled goods (adj.) illegal, prohibited |
| Sleazy | (adj.) thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; ethically low, mean |
| Irrevocable | (adj.) incapable of being changed or sent back |
| Sedulous | (adj.) persistent, showing determination |
| Remonstrate | (v.) to argue or plead with someone against something, protest |
| Retrench | (v.) to cut down, reduce in scope and cost |
| Resilient | (adj.) able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly |
| Reverberate | (v.) to re-echo, resound, reflect repeatedly |
| Querulous | (adj.) peevish, complaining, fretful |
| Repudiate | (v.) to disown, reject, or deny the validity of |
| Propensity | (n.) a natural inclination, bent toward |
| Scurrilous | (adj.) coarsely abusive, vulgar or low, foul-mouthed |