unit 4 vocab Flashcards
affable
courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy do speak to
aggrandize
to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater
amorphous
shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion
archetype
an original model on which something was patterned or replicated; the ideal example of a particular type of person or thing
aura
that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality
contraband
(n) illegal traffic, smuggled goods; (adj) illegal, prohibited
erudite
scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic
gossamer
(adj) thin, light, delicate, insubstantial; (n) a very thin, light cloth
inscrutable
incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically
insular
relating to, characteristics of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience
irrevocable
incapable of being changed or called back
propensity
a natural inclination or predilection toward
querulous
peevish, complaining, fretful
remonstrate
to argue with someone against something, protest against
repudiate
to disown, reject, or deny the validity of
resilient
able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly
