Vocab 4 Flashcards
Affable
(adj.) courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to
Aggrandize
(v.) to increase in greatness, power or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater
Amorphous
(adj.) shapeless, without definite form, of no particular type or character; without organization, unity or cohesion
archetype
(n.) an original model on which something was patterned or replicated; the ideal example of a particular type of person or thing
aura
(n.) that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality
contraband
(n) illegal traffic, smuggled goods
(adj) illegal, prohibited
Erudite
(adj) scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic
Gossamer
(adj) thin, light, delicate, insubstantial
(n) a very thin, light cloth
inscrutable
(adj) incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically
insular
(adj) relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience
irrevocable
(adj) incapable of being charged or called back
Think: irreversible
propensity
(n) a natural inclination or predilection toward
Think: you’re “propelled”
querulous
(adj) complaining in a petulant or whining manner; peevish, complaining, fretful
remonstrate
(v) to argue with someone against something, protect against
repudiate
(v) to disown, reject, or deny the validity of
resilient
(adj) able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly
reverberate
(v) to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly
scurrilous
(adj) coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed
sedulous
(adj) persistent, showing industry and determination
sleazy
adj) thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean, or disreputable
