Chapter 4 Vocab

Question 0

characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly

Answer 0

Erudite

Question 1

pleasantly easy to approach and to talk to; friendly; cordial; warmly polite

Answer 1

Affable

Question 2

not to be revoked or recalled; unable to be repealed or annulled; unalterable:

Answer 2

Irrevocable

Question 3

springing back; rebounding

Answer 3

Resilient

Question 4

to widen in scope; increase in size or intensity; enlarge; extend.

Answer 4

Aggrandize

Question 5

a fine, filmy cobweb seen on grass or bushes or floating in the air in calm weather, especially in autumn.

Answer 5

Gossamer

Question 6

a natural inclination or tendency

Answer 6

Propensity

Question 7

to reecho or resound:

Answer 7

Reverberate

Question 8

lacking definite form; having no specific shape; formless

Answer 8

Amorphous

Question 9

to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence

Answer 9

Infer

Question 10

full of complaints; complaining.

Answer 10

Querulous

Question 11

grossly or obscenely abusive

Answer 11

Scurrilous

Question 12

a distinctive and pervasive quality or character; air; atmosphere

Answer 12

Aura

Question 13

incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized;

Answer 13

Inscrutable

Question 14

to say or plead in protest, objection, or disapproval.

Answer 14

Remonstrate

Question 15

diligent in application or attention; persevering; assiduous.

Answer 15

Sedulous

Question 16

anything prohibited by law from being imported or exported.

Answer 16

Contraband

Question 17

of or pertaining to an island or islands

Answer 17

Insular

Question 18

to reject as having no authority or binding force

Answer 18

Repudiate

Question 19

contemptibly low, mean, or disreputable

Answer 19

Sleazy