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S) - Level F, Unit 4

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