Unit 4

Question 0

aggrandize

Answer 0

to make something appear greater than it actually is; exaggerate

Question 1

Affable

Answer 1

easy to speak to; friendly

Question 2

amorphous

Answer 2

without determinate shape

Question 3

archetype

Answer 3

an ideal example; model or quintessence

Question 4

auroa

Answer 4

pervasive psychic influence suppossed to emanate from persons

Question 5

contraband

Answer 5

goods that have been illegally smuggled in or out; prohibited illegal or forbidden

Question 6

erudite

Answer 6

characterized by extensiveknowledge and book smarts

Question 7

gossamer

Answer 7

a soft, light, and delicate fabric; thin, light, delicate, or flimsy

Question 8

infer

Answer 8

to conclude from facts or premises

Question 9

inscrutable

Answer 9

difficult to understand or fathom

Question 10

insular

Answer 10

narrow or isolated in outlook or experience

Question 11

irrevocable

Answer 11

impossible to retract or take back

Question 12

propensity

Answer 12

an innate inclination; a tendency

Question 13

querulous

Answer 13

habitually complaining, whining

Question 14

remonstrate

Answer 14

to present and urge reasons in opposition; to protest

Question 15

repudiate

Answer 15

to refuse to have anything to do with; to reject

Question 16

resilient

Answer 16

able to recover quickly; able to return to an original form

Question 17

retrench

Answer 17

to cut down or reduce in extent or quantity

Question 18

reverberate

Answer 18

to resound in a succession of echoes

Question 19

scurrilous

Answer 19

grossly indecent or vulgar; foul-mouthed

Question 20

sedulous

Answer 20

constantly working hard, busy, hard-working

Question 21

sleazy

Answer 21

shabby, dirt, and vulgar; tawdry