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AP Language Vocabulary Unit 4 Flashcards

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8251995188Affable(adj.) courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to0
8251995189Aggrandize(v.) to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater1
8251995190Amorphous(adj.) shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion2
8251995191Aura(n.) that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality3
8251995192Contraband(n.) illegal traffic, smuggled goods; (adj.) illegal, prohibited4
8251995193Erudite(adj.) scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic5
8251995194Gossamer(adj.) thin, light, delicate, insubstantial; (n.) a very thin, light cloth6
8251995195Infer(v.) to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hint, suggest, imply7
8251995196Inscrutable(adj.) incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically8
8251995197Insular(adj.) relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience9
8251995198Irrevocable(adj.) incapable of being changed or called back10
8251995199Propensity(n.) a natural inclination or predilection toward11
8251995200Querulous(adj.) peevish, complaining, fretful12
8251995201Remonstrate(v.) to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to13
8251995202Repudiate(v.) to disown, reject, or deny the validity of14
8251995203Resilient(adj.) able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly15
8251995204Reverberate(v.) to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly16
8251995205Scurrilous(adj.) coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed17
8251995206Sedulous(adj.) persistent, showing industry and determination18
8251995207Sleazy(adj.) thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean, or disreputable19

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