A.P LANG - Vocab unit 4 Flashcards
affable
courteous and pleasant, sociable, and easy to speak to
synonyms : genial, amicable, agreeable, cordial
aggrandize
to increase in greatness, power, or wealth, to build up or intensify, to make appear greater
Synonyms: augment, amplify, enhance, exalt
amorphous
shapeless, without definite form, of no particular type or character, without organization, unity, or cohesion
synonyms: formless, unstructured, nebulous, inchoate
aura
that which surrounds (as an atmosphere) a distinctive air or personal quality
synonyms: ambiance, atmosphere
contraband
illegal traffic, smuggled goods, prohibited
synonyms: illicit, bootleg, unlawful
erudite
scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic
synonyms: profoundly educated, well-read
gossamer
thin, light, delicate, insubstantial
synonyms: firmly, diaphanous, sheer, airy, feathery
infer
to find out by reasoning, to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought, to hind, suggest, imply
synonyms: gather, deduce presume, guess, speculate
inscrutable
incapable of being understood, impossible to see through physically
synonyms: impenetrable, incomprehensible, enigmatic
insular
relating too characteristic of, or situated on an island, narrow or isolated in outlook or experience
Synonyms: narrow-minded, parochial, provincial
irrevocable
incapable of being changed or called back
Synonyms: irreversible, unrecallable , unalterable
propensity
a natural inclination or predilection toward
synonyms: natural bent, proclivitiy, penchant
querulous
peevish, complaining, fretful
synonyms: petulant, touchy,cranky, irritable
remonstrate
to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to
synonyms: reason against, expostulate
repudiate
to disown, reject, or deny of the validity of
synonyms: disavow, abjure, renounce
resilient
able to return to an original shape or form, able to recovery quickly
synonyms: springy, elastic, buoyant, bouncy
scurrilous
coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language) foul- mouthed
synonyms: obscene, filthy, abusive, vituperative
reverberate
to re-echo , resound, to reflect or be reflected repeatedly
synonyms: rumble, thunder, boom, echo
sedulous
persistent, showing industry or determination
synonyms: assiduous, tireless, indefatigable
sleazy
thin or flimsy in texture, cheap, shoddy or inferior in quality or character, ethically low, mean or disreputable
synonyms: inferior, cheesy, tawdry, tatty
root: lingu
language
root: magn
great or large
magnitude
root: mar
sea
maritime
marine
root: mir
amazement
wonder,
miricle
root: longus
long
longevity
longitude
root: cess
yeild
recess
recession
root: femin
women
feminine
root: flex
bend
flexable
reflex
root: foli
leaf
foliage
root: lat
wide, or broad
latitude
lateral
