ch 4 vocab

Question 1

courteous and plesant, sociable, easy to speak to
Syngenial, amicable, cordial
]Ant:Surly, cantankerous, dour, inhospitable

Answer 1

adj affable

Question 2

to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater
Syyn: argument, amplify,l enhance, exalt
Ant: reduce, decrease, diminish

Answer 2

(verb) aggrandize

Question 3

shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion (adj)amorphous

Answer 3

(adj)amorphous

Question 4

an original model on which something was patterned or replicated; the ideal example of a particular type of person or thing
Syn: Model, prototype, epitome

Answer 4

(noun) archetype

Question 5

that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distincitve air or personal quality
Syn: ambience, atmosphere

Answer 5

(noun)Aura

Question 6

illegal traffic, smuggled goods

Answer 6

(noun) Contraband

Question 7

illegal, prohibited
Syn: bootleg, unlawful
Ant: legal, lawful, licit

Answer 7

(adj) contraband

Question 8

scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic
Syn: profoundly educated, well-read
Ant:ignorant, unedeucated, illiterate

Answer 8

(adj) erudite

Question 9

thin, light, delicate, insubstantial
Syn:filmy, diaphanous, sheer, airy, feathery, gauzy
Ant: dense, solid, massive

Answer 9

(adj) gossamer

Question 10

very thin, light cloth

Answer 10

(noun)gossamer

Question 11

incaplable of being understood; impossible to see through physically
Syn: impenetrable, incomprehensible, enigmatic
Ant: comprehensible, intelligible, penetrate

Answer 11

(adj)inscrutable

Question 12

relating to , characteristic of, or situated on an isloand; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience
Syn: narrow-minded, parochial, provincial
Ant: catholic, cosmopolitian, liberal

Answer 12

(Adj) insular

Question 13

Incapable of being changed or called back
Syn: unrecallable, unalterable
Ant: reversible, changeable

Answer 13

(adj) irrevocable

Question 14

a natural inclination or pedilection toward
Syn: natural bent, proclivity, penchant
Ant: natural incapacity or inability

Answer 14

(noun)Propensity

Question 15

peevish, complaining, fretful
Syn: petulant,. irritable
Ant: uncomplaining, stocial

Answer 15

(adj)querulous

Question 16

to argue with someone against something, protest against
Syn: reason against, expostulate

Answer 16

(verb)Remonstrate`

Question 17

to disown, reject, or deny the validity of
Syn: disavow, renounce
Ant: avow, affirm, aver

Answer 17

(verb) Repudiate

Question 18

able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly
Syn: springy, elastic
Ant: rigid, stiff, inflexible

Answer 18

(adj) resilient

Question 19

to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly
Syn: rumble, thunder, boom, echo

Answer 19

(verb) reverberate

Question 20

coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed
Syn: obscene, filthy, abusive, vituperative
Ant: decorous, seemly, tasteful, dignified

Answer 20

(adj) scurrilous

Question 21

persistent, showing industry and determination
Syn: assiduous, indefatigable
Ant: indolent, listless

Answer 21

(adj) sedulous

Question 22

thin or flimsy in texture: cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character: ethically low, mean, or disreputable
Syn: inferior, cheesy
Ant: superior, first-rate

Answer 22

(adj) sleazy