Unit 4 vocabulary Flashcards
1
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Affable
A
courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to.
2
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aggrandize
A
to increase in greatness, power, or wealth
3
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amorphous
A
shapeless, without definite form
4
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archetype
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an original model on which something was patterned or replicated
5
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aura
A
a distinctive air or personal quality
6
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contraband
A
illegal traffic, smuggled goods
7
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erudite
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scholarly, learned, bookish
8
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gossamer
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thin, light, delicate
9
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inscrutable
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incapable of being understood
10
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insular
A
narrow or isolated in outlook or experience
10
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irrevocable
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incapable of being changed
11
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propensity
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a natural inclination
12
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querulous
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peevish, complaining
13
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remonstrate
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to argue with someone against something
14
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repudiate
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to disown, reject
