Unit 4

Question 1

affable

Answer 1

aff’ able
(adj.)
pleasant

Question 2

aggrandize

Answer 2

aggran’ dize
(v.)
increase in power, greatness, wealth

Question 3

amorphous

Answer 3

amor’ phous
(adj.)
shapeless

Question 4

archetype

Answer 4

ar’ chetype
(n.)
original, ideal example

Question 5

aura

Answer 5

aur’ a
(n.)
distinctive air, personal quality

Question 6

contraband

Answer 6

con’ traband
(n.)
illegal goods

Question 7

erudite

Answer 7

er’ udite
(adj.)
scholarly

Question 8

gossamer

Answer 8

goss’ amer
(adj./n.)
delicate, insubstantial/thin cloth

Question 9

inscrutable

Answer 9

inscru’ table
(adj.)
can’t understand

Question 10

insular

Answer 10

in’ sular
(adj.)
narrow outlook

Question 11

irrevocable

Answer 11

irrev’ ocable
(adj.)
unchangeable

Question 12

propensity

Answer 12

propen’ sity
(n.)
natural inclination

Question 13

querulous

Answer 13

quer’ ulous
(adj.)
complaining

Question 14

remonstrate

Answer 14

remon’ strate
(v.)
argue with

Question 15

repudiate

Answer 15

repu’ diate
(v.)
deny

Question 16

resilient

Answer 16

resil’ ient
(adj.)
recover

Question 17

reverberate

Answer 17

rever’ berate
(v.)
echo, reflect

Question 18

scurrilous

Answer 18

scurr’ ilous
(adj.)
abusive, vulgar

Question 19

sedulous

Answer 19

sed’ ulous
(adj.)
persistent

Question 20

sleazy

Answer 20

slea’ zy
(adj.)
shoddy