AP Language Unit 4 Flashcards

3807183600	affable	courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to	0
3807183601	aggrandize	to increase in greatness, power, wealth;to build up or intensify; to make appear greater	1
3807183602	amorphous	shapeless, without form, of no particular type or character, without organization, unity or cohesion	2
3807183603	aura	that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality	3
3807183604	contraband	illegal traffic, smuggled goods; illegal or prohibited	4
3807183605	erudite	scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic	5
3807183606	gossamer	thin, light, delicate, unsubstantial a very thin, light cloth	6
3807183607	infer	to find out by reasoning, to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hint, suggest, imply	7
3807183608	inscrutable	incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically	8
3807183609	insular	relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience	9
3807183610	irrevocable	incapable of being changed or called back	10
3807183611	propensity	a natural inclination or predilection toward something	11
3807183612	querulous	complaining, fretful, cranky	12
3807183613	remonstrate	to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to	13
3807183614	repudiate	to disown, reject, deny the validity of	14
3807183615	resilient	able to return to an original shape or form, able to recover quickly	15
3807183616	reverberate	to re-echo, resound, to reflect or to be reflected repeatedly	16
3807183617	scurrilous	coarsly abusive, vulgar or low; foul mouthed	17
3807183618	sedulous	persistent, showing hard work and determination	18
3807183619	sleazy	thin, or flimsy in texture, cheap, shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low or disreputable	19