Dystopian Lit - Vocab 4

Erudite

book-smart, scholarly, well read, learned

Aura

that which surrounds; a distinctive air or personal quality

Remonstrate

to argue or plead with someone against something, to protest against, to object to, to expostulate

Aggrandize

to increase in power, influence, and reputation; to build up or intensify

Querulous

whiny and complaining, petulant, cranky, irritable

Affable

friendly, sociable and pleasant

Repudiate

to reject, disown, deny the truth of or validity of

Inscrutable

incapable of being understood, difficult to fathom or understand; impossible to see through

Amorphous

shapeless, without definite form; without organization

Insular

sheltered, narrow minded, provincial

Infer

to figure out by reasoning

Resilient

able to bounce back or recover quickly; able to return to an original shape or form

Sedulous

persistent, hard-working, determined, tireless

Contraband

illegal stuff; prohibited goods

Sleazy

dishonest, corrupt, low class, inferior, sketchy

Reverberate

to echo or resound

Gossamer

light, delicate, gauze-like; light cloth

Propensity

tendency, proclivity, inclination

Scurrilous

vulgar, nasty, abusive

Irrevocable

incapable of being changed, irreversible, unalterable