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3352316504affable adj.courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to0
3352319123aggrandize v.to increase in greatness, power, or wealth1
3352324253amorphous adj.shapeless, without definite form2
3352335900archetype n.an original model on which something was patterned or replicated3
3352348307aura n.a distinctive air or personal quality4
3352366958contraband n. adj.illegal traffic, smuggled goods illegal, prohibited5
3352373429erudite adj.scholarly, learned, bookish6
3352375900gossamer adj. n.thin, light, delicate, insubstantial a very thin, light cloth7
3352386177inscrutable adj.incapable of being understood8
3352388435insular adj.narrow or isolated in outlook or experience9
3352396798irrevocable adj.incapable of being changed or called back10
3352399018propensity n.a natural inclination or predilection toward11
3352403080querulous adj.peevish, complaining, fretful12
3352407317remonstrate v.to argue with someone against something, protest against13
3352409484repudiate v.to disown, reject, or deny the validity of14
3352414430resilient adj.able to recover quickly15
3352426496reverberate v.to re-echo, resound16
3352429578scurrilous adj.coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed17
3352434889sedulous adj.persistent, showing industry and determination18
3352438743sleazy adj.cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character19

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