Unit 4 Vocabulary Workbook Flashcards

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Affable

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Sociable; easy to speak to

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Aggrandize

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To grow in power

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Amorphous

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Shapless, without definite form; without organization

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Archetype

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An original model of a replication; an idea example of something

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Aura

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A distinctive quality that surrounds somebody

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Contraband

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Illegal or prohibited material

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Erudite

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Scholarly or educated

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Gossamer

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Thin or delicate; a very thin cloth

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Inscrutable

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Unable to be understoon

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Insular

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A characteristic of

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Irrevocable

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Incapable of being revoked

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Propensity

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A natural inclination

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Querulous

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Peevish or complaining

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Remonstrate

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To protest against or to argue with somebody

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Repudiate

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To disown or reject

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Resilient

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To be able to return to an original shape.

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Reverberate

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To resound; to be repeatedly reflected

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Scurrilous

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Coarsely abusive or bulgar

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Sedulous

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Persistent, showing determination

20
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Sleazy

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Cheap; Inferior in quality or character; ethically low