Unit 4 Level F Vocab

affable

courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to

aggrandize

to increase in greatness, power, or wealth

amorphous

shapeless, without definite form

archetype

the ideal example of a particular type of person or thing

aura

a distinctive air or personal quality

contraband

illegal traffic, smuggled goods

erudite

scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic

gossamer

thin, light, delicate, insubstantial

inscrutable

incapable of being understood

insular

narrow or isolated in outlook or experience

irrevocable

incapable of being changed or called back

propensity

a natural inclination or predilection toward

querulous

peevish, complaining, fretful

remonstrate

to argue with someone against something, protest against

repudiate

to disown, reject, or deny the validity of

resilient

able to recover quickly

reverberate

to re-echo, resound

scurrilous

coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed

sedulous

persistent, showing industry and determination

sleazy

ethically low, mean, or disreputable