lit vocab unit 4

Question 0

syn- genial, amicable, cordial

ant- surly, cantankerous, dour, inhospitable

Answer 0

affable

Question 1

affable

Answer 1

(adj.) courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to

Question 2

aggrandize

Answer 2

(v.) to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater

Question 3

syn- augment, amplify, enhance, exalt

ant- reduce, decrease, diminish

Answer 3

aggrandize

Question 4

amorphous

Answer 4

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

Question 5

syn- formless, unstructured, inchoate

ant- definite, well-defined, clear-cut

Answer 5

amorphous

Question 6

archetype

Answer 6

(n.) an original model on which something was patterned or replicated; the ideal example of a particular type of person or thing

Question 7

syn- model, prototype, epitome

Answer 7

archetype

Question 8

aura

Answer 8

(n.) that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality

Question 9

syn- ambience, atmosphere

Answer 9

aura

Question 10

contraband

Answer 10

(n. ) illegal traffic, smuggled goods

(adj. ) illegal, prohibited

Question 11

syn- (adj.) bootleg, unlawful

ant- (adj.) legal, lawful, licit

Answer 11

contraband

Question 12

erudite

Answer 12

(adj.) scholarly, learned, bookish, pendantic

Question 13

syn- profoundly, educated, well-read

ant- ignorant, uneducated, illiterate

Answer 13

erudite

Question 14

gossamer

Answer 14

(adj.) thin, light, delicate, insubstantial

((n.) a very thin, light cloth

Question 15

syn- (adj.) filmy, diapahnous, sheer, airy, feathery, gauzy

ant- (adj.) dense, solid, massive

Answer 15

gossamer

Question 16

inscrutable

Answer 16

(adj.) incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically

Question 17

syn- impenetrable, incomprehensible, enigmatic

ant- comprehensible, intelligible, penetrable

Answer 17

inscrutable

Question 18

insular

Answer 18

(adj.) relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience

Question 19

syn- narrow-minded, parochial, provincial

ant- catholic, cosmopolitan, liberal

Answer 19

insular

Question 20

irrevocable

Answer 20

(adj.) incapable of being changed or called back

Question 21

syn- unrecallable, unalterable

ant- reversible, changeable

Answer 21

irrevocable

Question 22

propensity

Answer 22

(n.) a natural inclination or predilection toward

Question 23

syn- natural bent, proclivity, penchant

ant- natural incapacity or incability

Answer 23

propensity

Question 24

querulous

Answer 24

(adj.) peevish, complaining, fretful

Question 25

syn- petulant, irritable

ant- uncomplaining, stoical

Answer 25

querulous

Question 26

remonstrate

Answer 26

(v.) to argue with someone against something, protest against

Question 27

syn- reason against, expostulate

Answer 27

remonstrate

Question 28

repudiate

Answer 28

(v.) to disown, reject, or deny the validity of

Question 29

syn- disavow, renounce

ant- avow, affirm, aver

Answer 29

repudiate

Question 30

resilient

Answer 30

(adj.) able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly

Question 31

syn- springy, elastic

ant- rigid, stiff, inflexible

Answer 31

resilient

Question 32

reverberate

Answer 32

(v.) to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly

Question 33

syn- rumble, thunder, boom, echo

Answer 33

reverberate

Question 34

scurrilous

Answer 34

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

Question 35

syn- obscene, filthy, abusive, vituperative

ant- decorous, seemly, tasteful, dignified

Answer 35

scurrilous

Question 36

sedulous

Answer 36

(adj.) persistent, showing industry and determination

Question 37

syn- assidious, indefatigable

ant- indolent, listless

Answer 37

sedulous

Question 38

sleazy

Answer 38

(adj.) thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean, or disreputable

Question 39

syn- inferior, cheesy

ant- superior, first-rate

Answer 39

sleazy