Vocab pt 4

Question 1

affable

Answer 1

courteous and pleasant, sociable; easy to speak to

Question 2

aggrandize

Answer 2

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

Question 3

amorphous

Answer 3

shapeless; without definite form; without organization, unity or cohesion

Question 4

aura

Answer 4

that which surrounds as a atmosphere; and distinctive air or quality

Question 5

contraband

Answer 5

illegal traffic, smuggled goods / illegal, prohibited

Question 6

erudite

Answer 6

scholarly, learned, bookish

Question 7

gossamer

Answer 7

thin, light, delicate, insubstantial

Question 8

infer

Answer 8

to find out by reasoning, conclusion on basis of thought; hint, suggest, imply

Question 9

inscrutable

Answer 9

incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically

Question 10

insular

Answer 10

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

Question 11

irrevocable

Answer 11

incapable of being changed

Question 12

propensity

Answer 12

a natural inclination or predilection towards

Question 13

querulous

Answer 13

peevish, complaining, fretful

Question 14

remostrate

Answer 14

to argue or plead with someone

Question 15

repudiate

Answer 15

to disown, reject or deny the validity of

Question 16

resilient

Answer 16

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

Question 17

reverberate

Answer 17

to re-echo; to reflect repeatedly

Question 18

scurrilous

Answer 18

coarse;y abusive, vulgar, or low

Question 18

sedulous

Answer 18

persistent, sowing industry, determination

Question 18

sleazy

Answer 18

thin, flimsy, cheap, inferior; sordid, corrupt or immoral.