Unit 4 Flashcards
Affable
Adjective:
-pleasantly easy to approach and to talk to; friendly; cordial; warmly polite
-showing warmth and friendliness; benign; pleasant
Synonyms: amiable, approachable, courteous gentle
Aggrandize
Verb:
-to widen in scope; increase in size or intensity; enlarge; extend
-to make great or greater in power, wealth, rank, or honor
-to make (something) appear greater
Synonyms: augment, boost, applaud
Amorphous
Adjective
-lacking definite form; having no specific shape; formless
-of no particular kind or character; indeterminate; having no pattern or structure; unorganized
Synonyms: vague
Archetype
Noun
-the original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based; a model or first form;prototype
Synonyms: form, model, ideal
Aura
Noun
-a distinctive and pervasive quality or character; air; atmosphere
Synonyms: ambience, atmosphere, feeling, mood
Contraband
Noun
-anything prohibited by law from being imported or exported
-goods imported or exported illegally
-illegal or prohibited trade; smuggling
Synonyms: bootleg, prohibited, unauthorized, smuggled
Erudite
Adjective
-characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly
Synonyms: educated, knowledgeable, wise
Gossamer
Noun
-any thin, light fabric
-something extremely light, flimsy, or delicate
Synonyms: silky, translucent
Inscrutable
Adjective
-incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized; impenetrable
-not easily understood; mysterious; unfathomable
Synonyms: incomprehensible, unfathomable, impenetrable
Insular
Adjective
- dwelling or situated on an island
-detached; standing alone; isolated
Synonyms: isolated, petty
Irrevocable
Adjective
- not to be revoked or recalled; unable to be repealed or annulled; unalterable
Synonyms: immutable, permanent, irreversible
Propensity
Noun
-a natural inclination or tendency
Synonyms: bias, disposition, predilection
Querulous
Adjective
-full of complaints; complaining.
-characterized by or uttered in complaint; peevish
Synonyms: cross, deploring, irritable
Remonstrate
Verb
-to say or plead in protest, objection, or disapproval
Synonyms: blame, challenge, combat
Repudiate
Verb -to reject with denial -to reject as having no authority or binding force -to cast off or disown Synonyms: abandon, dismiss, disavow
Resilient
Adjective
-springing back; rebounding
-returning to the original form or position after being bent,compressed, or stretched
-recovering readily from illness, depression, adversity, or the like; buoyant
Synonyms: buoyant, strong, supple
Reverberate
Verb
-to reecho or resound
-to rebound or recoil
Synonyms: echo, resound
Scurrilous
Adjective
-grossly or obscenely abusive
Synonyms: insulting, obscene, offending
Sedulous
Adjective
-diligent in application or attention; persevering; assiduous
-persistently or carefully maintained
Synonyms: active, busy, determined
Sleazy
Adjective
-contemptibly low, mean, or disreputable
-squalid; sordid; filthy; dilapidated
-thin or poor in texture, as a fabric; cheap; flimsy
Synonyms: seedy, tacky, trashy
