Unit 4 Vocab

Question 1

courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to

Answer 1

affable

Question 2

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

Answer 2

aggrandize

Question 3

Exalt syn for

Answer 3

aggrandize

Question 4

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

Answer 4

amorphous

Question 5

inchoate syn for

Answer 5

amorphous

Question 6

an original model on which something was patterned or replicated; the ideal example of a particular type of person or thing

Answer 6

archetype

Question 7

that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality

Answer 7

aura

Question 8

illegal traffic, smuggled goods

Answer 8

contraband

Question 9

illegal, prohibited

Answer 9

contraband

Question 10

scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic

Answer 10

erudite

Question 11

excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning.

Answer 11

pedantic

Question 12

erudite pronounciation

Answer 12

er

Question 13

thin, light, delicate, insubstantial

Answer 13

gossamer

Question 14

gauzy, diaphanous, sheer syn for

Answer 14

gossamer

Question 15

a very thin, light cloth

Answer 15

gossamer

Question 16

incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically

Answer 16

inscrutable

Question 17

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

Answer 17

insular

Question 18

parochial syn for

Answer 18

insular

Question 19

catholic ant for

Answer 19

insular

Question 20

incapable of being changed or called back

Answer 20

irrevocable

Question 21

irrevocable pronunciation

Answer 21

rev

Question 22

a natural inclination or predilection toward

Answer 22

propensity

Question 23

penchant syn for

Answer 23

propensity

Question 24

peevish, complaining, fretful

Answer 24

querulous pee

Question 25

to argue with someone against something, protest against

Answer 25

remonstrate

Question 26

expostulate syn for

Answer 26

remonstrate

Question 27

to disown, reject, or deny the validity of

Answer 27

repudiate

Question 28

aver ant of

Answer 28

repudiate

Question 29

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

Answer 29

resilient

Question 30

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

Answer 30

reverberate

Question 31

coarsely abusive, vulgar, or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed

Answer 31

scurrilous

Question 32

vituperative syn for

Answer 32

scurrilous

Question 33

persistent, showing industry and determination

Answer 33

sedulous

Question 34

indolent, listless ant for

Answer 34

sedulous

Question 35

thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean or disreputable

Answer 35

sleazy

Question 36

remonstrate pronunciation

Answer 36

mon (like a monster)

Question 37

tawdry syn for

Answer 37

sleazy

Question 38

disclaim syn for

Answer 38

repudiate