Chapter 4 Vocabulary

Question 1

aggrandize

Answer 1

Verb- to increase in greatness, power, or wealth: to build up or intensify;(to make appear greater)

Question 2

amorphous

Answer 2

Verb- shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity or cohesion

Question 3

archetype

Answer 3

Noun- an original model on which something was patterned or replicated; the ideal example of a particular type of person or thing

Question 4

Aura

Answer 4

Noun- that which surrounds (as an atmosphere) ; a distinctive ar or personal quality

Question 5

Contraband

Answer 5

Noun- illegal traffic, smuggled goods;Adjective- illegal, prohibited

Question 6

Erudite

Answer 6

Adjective- scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic

Question 7

Gossamer

Answer 7

Adjective- thin, light, delicate, insubstantial; Noun- a very thin, light cloth

Question 8

Inscrutable

Answer 8

Adjective- incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically

Question 9

Insular

Answer 9

Adjective- relating tom characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience

Question 10

irrevocable

Answer 10

Adjective- incapable of being changed or called back

Question 11

Propensity

Answer 11

Noun- a natural inclination or predilection toward

Question 12

querulous

Answer 12

Adjective- peevish, complaining, fretful

Question 13

Remonstrate

Answer 13

Verb- to argue with someone against something, protest against

Question 14

repudiate

Answer 14

verb- to disown, reject, or deny the validity of

Question 15

resilient

Answer 15

Adjective- able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly

Question 16

Reverberate

Answer 16

Verb- to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly

Question 17

scurrilous

Answer 17

Adjective- coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed

Question 18

sedulous

Answer 18

adjective- persistent, showing industry and determination

Question 19

sleazy

Answer 19

adjective- thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean, or disreputable

Question 20

Affable

Answer 20

Adjective- courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to