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Vocabulary 11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adj. courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to | affable |
| v. to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify | aggrandize |
| adj. shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character | amorphous |
| n. an original model after which similar things are patterned; a perfect or typical example | archetype |
| n. that which surrouns (as an atmospere); a distinctive air or personal quality | aura |
| n. illegal traffic, smuggled goods; adj. illegal, prohibited | contraband |
| adj. scholarly, learned | erudite |
| adj. thin, light delicate; n. a very thin, light cloth | gossamer |
| v. to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought | infer |
| adj. incapable of being understood | inscrutable |
| adj. relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience | insular |
| incapable of being changed or called back | irrevocable |
| n. a natural inclination or bent toward | propensity |
| adj. peevish, complaining, fretful | querulous |
| v. to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to | remonstrate |
| v. to disown, reject, or dent the validity of | repudiate |
| adj. able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly | resilient |
| v. to cut down, reduce in scope or cost | retrench |
| v. to re-echo, resound; to be repeatedly reflected | reverberate |
| adj. coarsely abusive, vulgar or low, foul-mouthed | scurrilous |
| adj. persistent, showing industry and determination | sedulous |
| adj. thin or flimsy in texture; cheap, shoddy, or inferior in quality or character | sleazy |