Unit 4 Flashcards by Matthew Alcaraz | Brainscape

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Affable

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Adj. Friendly

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Aggrandize

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V. Exaggerate

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Amorphous

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Adj. without definite shape

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Archetype

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N. An ideal example

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Aura

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N. Psychic influence coming from a person

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Contraband

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N. Smuggled goods

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Erudite

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Adj. characterized by book smarts

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Gossamer

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N. A soft fabric

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Infer

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V. To conclude from facts

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Inscrutable

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Adj. difficult to understand

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Insular

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Adj. narrow in outlook

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Irrevocable

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Adj. impossible to take back

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Propensity

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N. A tendency

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Querulous

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Adj. habitually complaining

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Remonstrate

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V. To protest

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Repudiate

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V. To reject

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Resilient

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Adj. able to recover quickly

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Retrench

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V. To cut down in quality

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Reverberate

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V. To resound in succession of echoes

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Scurrilous

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Adj. foul-mouthed

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Sedulous

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Adj. hard-working

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Sleazy

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Adj. dirty