AP Lang/Comp Unit 4 Vocab

(adj.) scurrilous

coarsely abusive, vulgar, or low. foul-mouthed.

(adj.) querulous

peevish, complaining. fretful

(n.) propensity

a natural inclination or bent toward

(v.) repudiate

to disown, reject.

(v.) reverberate

to reflect or be reflected repeatedly. to re-echo?

(adj.) resilient

able to return to an original shape or form. able to recover quickly

(v.) retrench

to cut down, reduce in scope or cost

(v.) remonstrate

to argue or plead with. someone against something. protest against. object to

(adj.) sedulous

persistent, showing industry and determination.

(adj.) irrevocable

uncapable of being changed or called back

(n.) contraband

(n.) illegal traffic, smuggled goods. (adj.) illegal, prohibited.

(adj.) sleazy

thin or flimsy in texture; cheap. inferior in quality or character.

(adj.) insular

relating to. narrow or isolated in outlook or experience

(n.) aura

a distinctive or personal quality; that which surrounds (as an atmosphere)

(adj.) (n.) gossamer

(n.) very thin, light cloth. (adj.) thin, light, delicate, insubstantial

(adj.) amorphous

shapeless, without definite form. of no particular type of character, without organization, unity, or cohesion

(adj.) affable

courteous and pleasant. sociable, easy to speak to

(v.) infer

to find cut by reasoning, to arrive at a conclusion

(adj.) erudite

scholarly, learned. boorish, pedantic

(n.) archetype

an original model after which similar things are patterned a perfect or typical example.

(adj.) inscrutable

impossible to see through physically; incapable of being understood

(v.) aggrandize

to increase in greatness, power, or wealth