unit 4!!!

Unit 4!!!

Level F

Affable (adj)

Sociable and pleasant; easy to talk to Clue: laughable

Aggrandize (v)

To increase in greatness, power, or wealth Clue: “grand”

amorphous (adj)

Shapeless; of no particular type or character; without cohesion

Clue: morph means “shape”

aura (n)

A distinctive air or personal quality; atmosphere or ambiance

contraband (n)

Illegal or smuggled goods

erudite (adj)

Scholarly, bookish, well-read

Gossamer

(adj) thin, light, delicate (n) a thin, light cloth Clue: gauze, organza, ghost

Archetype (n)

1. an original model on which something is patterned

2. a very typical example of a particular type of person or thing

inscrutable (adj)

Incapable of being understood; incomprehensible

insular (adj)

Related to an island Narrow or isolated in outlook or experience

irrevocable (adj)

Incapable of being changed or called back.

propensity (n)

A natural inclination towards (proclivity)

querulous (adj)

Peevish, complaining, petulant Clue: quarrel, loud, all about you

remonstrate (v)

To protest against, expostulate

repudiate (v)

To disown, renounce, or deny the validity of

resilient (adj)

Able to return quickly to a previous state, bounce back

reverberate (v)

To re-echo, resound, or reflect repeatedly Clue: vibrate

scurrilous (adj)

Coarsely abusive, foul mouthed, vulgar, or low

sedulous (adj)

Persistent, determined

sleazy (adj)

Inferior in quality or character; ethically low or disreputable