Chapter 4 Flashcards
Affable
Courteous and pleasant sociable easy to speak to
Aggrandize
To increase in greatness our Orwell to build up or intensify to make appear greater
Amorphous
Shapeless, without definite form; no particular type or character; without organization, unity or cohesion
Aura
That which surrounds as an atmosphere; a distinctive air or personal quality
Erudite
Scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic
Gossamer
Then, light, delicate, insubstantial; very thin like cloth
Infer
To find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hit suggest imply
Inscrutable
Incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically
Insular
Relating to, or characteristic, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in Outlook or experience
Irrevocable
Incapable of being changed or called back
Propensity
A natural inclination or predilection toward
Repudiate
To disown, reject, or deny the validity of
Resilient
Able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly
Reverberate
To re-echo, resound; to reflect are to be reflected repeatedly
Scurrilous
Coarsely abusive, fogger or low especially in language, foul mouthed