Unit 4 English Vocab - Gifted 10

affable

friendly, pleasant, social

aggrandize

to increase in greatness, power, or wealth

or make bigger

amorphous

without a definite form or organization

archetype

epitome

aura

atmosphere the surrounds something

contraband

illegal goods (noun or adj)

erudite

well read, educated

gossamer

delicate, light; a thin cloth

inscrutable

incomprehensible, impossible to see thru physically or understand

insular

provincial, narrow minded

irrevocable

cannot be undone

propensity

proclivity

querulous

petulant, peevish, irritable

remonstrate

to argue against something, expostulate

repudiate

to disown, reject, or deny the validity of something

resilient

bounces back quickly

reverberate

to re echo, make noises

scurrilous

harsh, abusive, low, dirty

sedulous

persistent

sleazy

cheap, unethical, mean, flimsy in texture