Vocab Quiz 4

Question 1

affable

Answer 1

(adj.) courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to

Question 2

aggrandize

Answer 2

(v.) to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater

Question 3

amorphous

Answer 3

(adj.) shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or; character; without organization, unity, or cohesion

Question 4

archetype

Answer 4

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

Question 5

aura

Answer 5

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

Question 6

contraband

Answer 6

(n.) illegal traffic, smuggled goods; (adj.) illegal, prohibited

Question 7

erudite

Answer 7

(adj.) scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic

Question 8

gossamer

Answer 8

(adj.) thin, light, delicate, insubstantial; (n.) a very thin light cloth

Question 9

inscrutable

Answer 9

(adj.) incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically

Question 10

insular

Answer 10

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

Question 11

irrevocable

Answer 11

(adj.) incapable of being changed or called back

Question 12

propensity

Answer 12

(n.) a natural inclination or predilection toward

Question 13

querulous

Answer 13

(adj.) peevish, complaining, fretful

Question 14

remonstrate

Answer 14

(v.) to argue with someone against something, protest against.

Question 15

repudiate

Answer 15

(v.) to disown, reject, or deny the validity of

Question 16

resilient

Answer 16

(adj.) able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly

Question 17

reverberate

Answer 17

(v.) to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly

Question 18

scurrilous

Answer 18

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

Question 19

sedulous

Answer 19

(adj.) persistent, showing industry and determination

Question 20

sleazy

Answer 20

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