Unit 4 Vocab

Question 1

affable

Answer 1

easy to speak to

Question 2

aggrandize

Answer 2

to make something appear greater than it actually is; exaggerate

Question 3

amorphous

Answer 3

without determinate shape

Question 4

archetype

Answer 4

an ideal example; model or quintessence

Question 5

aura

Answer 5

pervasive psychic influence supposed to emanate from persons

Question 6

contraband

Answer 6

goods that have been illegally smuggled in or out

Question 7

erudite

Answer 7

characterized by extensive knowledge and book smarts

Question 8

gossamer

Answer 8

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

Question 9

infer

Answer 9

to conclude from facts or premises

Question 10

inscrutable

Answer 10

difficult to understand or fathom

Question 11

insular

Answer 11

narrow or isolated in outlook or experience

Question 12

irrevocable

Answer 12

impossible to retract or take back

Question 13

propensity

Answer 13

an innate inclination; a tendency

Question 14

querulous

Answer 14

habitually complaining, whining

Question 15

remonstrate

Answer 15

to present and urge reasons in opposition; to protest

Question 16

repudiate

Answer 16

to refuse to have anything to do with; to reject

Question 17

resilient

Answer 17

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

Question 18

retrench

Answer 18

to cut down or reduce in extent or quantity

Question 19

reverberate

Answer 19

to resound in a succession of echoes

Question 20

scurrilous

Answer 20

grossly indecent or vulgar; foul-mouthed

Question 21

sedulous

Answer 21

constantly working hard, busy, hard-working

Question 22

sleazy

Answer 22

shabby, dirty, and vulgar; tawdry