unit 4 Flashcards
affable
courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to
aggrandize
to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater
amorphous
shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity or cohesion
archetype
an original model on which something was patterned or replicated; the ideal example of a particular type of person or thing
aura
that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality
contraband
illegal traffic, smuggled goods; illegal, prohibited
erudite
scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic
gossamer
thin, light, delicate, insubstantial; a very thin, light cloth
inscrutable
incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically
insular
relating to, characteristic of, 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
querulous
peevish, complaining, fretful
remonstrate
to argue with someone against something; protest against
repudiate
to disown, reject, or deny the validity of
