vocab 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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archetype
A detail, image, or character type that occurs frequently in literature and myth and is thought to appeal in a universal way to the unconscious and to evoke a response
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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; (adj.) illegal, prohibited
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erudite
(adj.) learned, scholarly, bookish
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gossamer
(adj.) thin, light, delicate, insubstantial; (n.) a very thin, light cloth
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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.) to 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