Word | Definition |
affable | (adj.) courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to |
aggrandize | (v.) to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify |
amorphous | (adj.) shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type of character |
aura | (n.) that whcih surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality |
contraband | (n.) illegal traffic, smuggled goods |
contraband | (adj.) illegal, prohibited |
erudite | (adj.) scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic, |
gossamer | (adj.) thin, light, delicate, insubstantial |
gossamer | (n.) a very thin, light cloth |
infer | (v.) to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hint, suggest, imply |
inscrutable | (adj.) incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically |
insular | (adj.) relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience |
irrevocable | (adj.) incapable of being changed or called back |
propensity | (n.) a natural inclination or predilection toward |
querulous | (adj.) peevish, complaining, fretful |
remonstrate | (v.) to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to |
repudiate | (v.) to disown, reject, or deny the validity of |
resilient | (adj.) able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly |
reverberate | (v.) to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly |
scurrilous | (adj.) coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed |
sedulous | (adj.) persistent, showing industry and determination |
sleazy | (adj.) thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean or disreputable |