level f vocab unit 4

Affable

(adj.) courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to

Aggrandize

(v.) to increase in greatness, power, or wealth, to build up or intensify; to make appear greater

Amorphous

(adj.) shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion

Aura

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

Contraband

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

Erudite

(adj.) scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic

Gossamer

(adj.) thin, light, delicate, insubstantial; (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, characteristis of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience

Irrevocable

(adj.) incapable or being changed or called back

Propensity

(n.) 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

Affable

Synonyms: genial, amicable, cordial

Affable

Antonyms: surly, cantankerous, dour, inhospitable

Aggrandize

Synonyms: augment, amplify, enhance, exalt

Aggrandize

Antonyms: reduce, decrease, diminish

Amorphous

Synonyms: formless, unstructured, nebulous, inchoate

Amorphous

Antonyms: definite, well-defined, cleat-cut

Archetype

Synonyms: model, prototype, epitome

Aura

Synonyms: ambience, atmosphere

Contraband

Synonyms: Adj. illicit, bootleg, unlawful

Contraband

Antonyms: Adj. legal, lawful, licit

Erudite

Synonyms: profoundly educated, well-read

Erudite

Antonyms: ignorant, uneducated, illiterate

Gossamer

Synonyms: Adj. filmy, diaphanous, sheer, airy, feathery, gauzy

Gossamer

Antonyms: Adj. thick, dense, solid, massive

Inscrutable

Synonyms: impenetrable, incomprehensible, enigmatic

Inscrutable

Antonyms: comprehensible, intelligible, penetrable

Insular

Synonyms: narrow-minded, parochial, provincial

Insular

Antonyms: catholic, cosmopolitan, liberal

Irrevocable

Synonyms: irreversible, unrecallable, unalterable

Irrevocable

Antonyms: reversible, changeable

Propensity

Synonyms: natural bent, proclivity, penchant

Propensity

Antonyms: natural incapacity or inability

Querulous

Synonyms: petulant, touchy, cranky, irritable

Querulous

Antonyms: uncomplaining, stoical, serene, placid

Remonstrate

Synonyms: reason against, expostulate

Repudiate

Synonyms: disavow, abjure, renounce

Repudiate

Antonyms: avow, affirm, aver, avouch

Resilient

Synonyms: springy, elastic, buoyant, bouncy

Resilient

Antonyms: rigid, stiff, inflexible, unyielding

Reverberate

Synonyms: rumble, thunder, boom, echo

Scurrilous

Synonyms: obscene, filthy, abusive, vituperative

Scurrilous

Antonyms: decorous, seemly, tasteful, dignified

Sedulous

Synonyms: assiduous, tireless, indefatigable

Sedulous

Antonyms: lackadaisical, listless, indolent, otiose

Sleazy

Synonyms: inferior, cheesy, tawdry, tatty

Sleazy

Antonyms: superior, first-rate, quality, sturdy