Unit 4

Question 1

Affable

Answer 1

Courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to

Question 2

Aggrandize

Answer 2

To increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater

Question 3

Amorphous

Answer 3

Shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion

Question 4

Aura

Answer 4

That which surrounds; a distinctive air or personal quality

Question 5

Contraband

Answer 5

Illegal traffic, smuggled goods; illegal, prohibited

Question 6

Erudite

Answer 6

Scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic

Question 7

Gossamer

Answer 7

Thin, light, delicate, insubstantial; a very thin, light cloth

Question 8

Infer

Answer 8

To find out by reasoning

Question 9

Inscrutable

Answer 9

Incapable of being understood

Question 10

Insular

Answer 10

Relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience

Question 11

Irrevocable

Answer 11

Incapable of being changed or called back

Question 12

Propensity

Answer 12

A natural inclination or predilection toward

Question 13

Querulous

Answer 13

Peevish, complaining, fretful

Question 14

Remonstrate

Answer 14

To argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to

Question 15

Repudiate

Answer 15

To disown, reject, or deny the validity of

Question 16

Resilient

Answer 16

Able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly

Question 17

Reverberate

Answer 17

To re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly

Question 18

Scurrilious

Answer 18

Coarsely abusive, vulgar or low, foul mouthed

Question 19

Sedulous

Answer 19

Persistent, showing industry and determination

Question 20

Sleazy

Answer 20

Thin or folksy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low mean or disreputable