English III: ACT Words, Unit 4 Flashcards

6412598425	Affable	(adj.) courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to	0
6412600975	Aggrandize	(v.) to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater	1
6412602861	Amorphous	(adj.) shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion	2
6412602862	Archetype	n. A detail, image, or character type that occurs frequently in literature and myth and is thought to appeal in a universal way to the unconscious and to evoke a response	3
6412607063	Aura	(n.) that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality	4
6412609426	Contraband	(n.) illegal traffic, smuggled goods; (adj.) illegal, prohibited	5
6412611299	Erudite	(adj) scholarly, knowledgeable; possessing a deep, often systematic, knowledge	6
6412614318	Gossamer	(adj.) thin, light, delicate, insubstantial; (n.) a very thin, light cloth	7
6412617095	Infer	v. A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning	8
6412619662	Inscrutable	adj. not easily understood; mysterious; unfathomable; impenetrable.	9
6412628927	Insular	(adj.) relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience	10
6412632594	Irrevocable	(adj.) incapable of being changed or called back	11
6412632595	Propensity	(n.) a natural inclination or predilection toward	12
6412635431	Remonstrate	(v.) to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to	13
6412639576	Repudiate	(v.) to disown, reject, or deny the validity of	14
6412641537	Resilient	(adj.) able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly	15
6412643630	Retrench	v. to reduce, especially expenses; to economize	16
6412649558	Reverberate	(v.) to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly	17
6412651668	Scurrilous	(adj.) coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed	18
6412653871	Sedulous	(adj) persevering, persistent, diligent in one's efforts	19