Level F Unit 4
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11984781 | affable | (adj.)courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to | |
11984782 | aggrandize | (v.)to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater | |
11984783 | amorphous | (adj.)shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion | |
11984784 | aura | (n.)that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality | |
11984785 | contraband | (n.)illegal traffic, smuggled goods; (adj.) illegal, prohibited | |
11984786 | erudite | (adj.) scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic | |
11984787 | gossamer | (adj.) thin, light, delicate, insubstantial;(n.) a very thin light cloth | |
11984788 | infer | (v.) to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought to hint, suggest, imply | |
11984789 | inscrutable | (adj.) incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically | |
11984790 | insular | (adj.) relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience | |
11984791 | irrevocable | (adj.) incapable of being changed or called back | |
11984792 | propensity | (n.) a natural inclination or predilection toward | |
11984793 | querulous | (adj.) peevish, complaining, fretful | |
11984794 | remonstrate | (v.) to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to | |
11984795 | repudiate | (v.) to disown, reject, or deny the validity of | |
11984796 | resilient | (adj.) able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly | |
11984797 | reverberate | (v.) to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly | |
11984798 | scurrilous | (adj.) coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed | |
11984799 | sedulous | (adj.) persistent, showing industry and determination | |
11984800 | sleazy | (adj.) thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean or disreputable |