Vocab Unit 4 Flashcards
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courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to
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affable(adj) definition
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genial
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affable(adj) synonym
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amicable
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affable(adj) synonym
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cordial
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affable(adj) synonym
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surly
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affable(adj) ant
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cantankerous
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affable(adj) ant
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dour
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affable(adj) ant
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inhospitable
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affable(adj) ant
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affable sentence
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We spent a pleasant afternoon with our affable neighbors.
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increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater
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aggrandize(v) definition
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augment
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Aggrandize(v)syn
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amplify
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Aggrandize(v)syn
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enhance
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Aggrandize(v)syn
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exalt
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Aggrandize(v)syn
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reduce
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Aggrandize(v)ant
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decrease
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Aggrandize(v)ant
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diminish
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Aggrandize(v)ant
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aggrandize sentence
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John Rockefeller worked to aggrandize his empire by purchasing oil wells, refineries, and pipelines.
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shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion
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amorphous(adj) def
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formless
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amorphous(adj) syn
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unstructured
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amorphous(adj) syn
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inchoate
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amorphous(adj) syn
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definite
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amorphous(adj) ant
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well-defined
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amorphous(adj) ant
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clear-cut
amorphous(adj) ant
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amorphous sentence
The amorphous body of the amoeba was fascinating to watch under the microscope.
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an original model on which something was patterned or replicated; the ideal example of a particular type of person
archetype (n) def
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model
archetype(n) syn
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prototype
archetype(n) syn
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epitome
archetype(n) syn
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archetype sentence
Sherlock Holmes was an archetype of a clever detective who always solves the case
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that which surrounds(as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality
aura(n) def
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ambiance
aura(n) syn
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atmosphere
aura(n) syn
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aura sentence
What people thought was her aura of mystery was actually a mask for her shyness.
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illegal traffic, smuggled goods
contraband(n) def
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illegal, prohibited
contraband(adj) def
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bootleg
contraband(adj) syn
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unlawful
contraband(adj) syn
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legal
contraband(adj) ant
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lawful
contraband(adj) ant
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licit
contraband(adj) ant
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contraband sentence
Three jeweled combs from the 17th century were among the contraband seized by the police.
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scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic
erudite(adj) def
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profoundly educated
erudite(adj) syn
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well-read
erudite(adj) syn
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well-read
erudite(adj) syn
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ignorant
erudite(adj) ant
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uneducated
erudite(adj) ant
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illiterate
erudite(adj) ant
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erudite sentence
For my paper, I would like to find an erudite history of the subject written in a clear and unbiased manner.
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thin, light, delicate, insubstantial
gossamer(adj) def
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a very thin, light cloth
gossamer(n)def
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filmy
gossamer(adj) syn
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diaphanous
gossamer(adj) syn
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sheer
gossamer(adj) syn
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airy
gossamer(adj) syn
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feathery
gossamer(adj) syn
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gauzy
gossamer(adj) syn
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dense
gossamer(adj) ant
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solid
gossamer(adj) ant
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massive
gossamer(adj) ant
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gossamer sentence
The book was so old that each finely printed page seemed only the weight of gossamer.
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incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically
inscrutable(adj) def
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impenetrable
inscrutable(adj) syn
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incomprehensible
inscrutable(adj) syn
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enigmatic
inscrutable(adj) syn
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comprehensible
inscrutable(adj) ant
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intelligible
inscrutable(adj)ant
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penetrable
inscrutable(adj) ant
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inscrutable sentence
I could not tell by her inscrutable smile wether she was pleased or only amused with me.
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relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience
insular(adj) def
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narrow-minded
insular(adj) syn
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parochial
insular(adj) syn
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provincial
insular(adj) syn
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catholic
insular(adj)ant
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cosmopolitan
insular(adj)ant
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liberal
insular(adj)ant
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insular sentence
You seem too sophisticated to hold such insular opinions.
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incapable of being changed or called back
irrevocable(adj) def
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unrecalled
irrevocable(adj)syn
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unalterable
irrevocable(adj)syn
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reversible
irrevocable(adj)ant
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changeable
irrevocable(adj)ant
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irrevocable sentence
We tend to think of court verdicts as irrevocable, but they are often overturned by higher courts.
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a natural inclination or predilection toward
propensity(n) def
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natural bent
propensity(n) syn
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proclivity
propensity(n) syn
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penchant
propensity(n) syn
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natural incapacity or inability
propensity(n) ant
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propensity sentence
Queen Elizabeth showed a strong propensity for putting off decisions in the hopes that they would resolve themselves.
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peevish, complaining, fretful
Querulous(adj) def
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petulant
querulous(adj)syn
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irritable
querulous(adj)syn
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uncomplaining
querulous(adj)ant
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stoical
querulous(adj)ant
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querulous sentence
Some flight attendants dread a querulous airline passenger more than they do rough weather.
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to argue with someone against something, protest against
remonstrate(v) def
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reason against
remonstrate(v) syn
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expostulate
remonstrate(v) syn
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remonstrate sentence
Slowly, carefully, keeping his voice down, he argued with the caller as one might remonstrate with a child.
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to disown, reject, or deny the validity of
repudiate(v) def
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disavow
repudiate(v)syn
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renounce
repudiate(v)syn
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avow
repudiate(v) ant
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affirm
repudiate(v) ant
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aver
repudiate(v) ant
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repudiate sentence
He was forced to repudiate a statement he had made before he'd had all the information
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able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly
resilient(adj) def
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springy
resilient(adj) syn
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elastic
resilient(adj) syn
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rigid
resilient(adj) ant
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stiff
resilient(adj)ant
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inflexible
resilient(adj) ant
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resilient sentence
The development of lightweight, resilient plastics revolutionized the design of many durable goods.
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to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly
reverberate(v) def
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rumble
reverberate(v) syn
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thunder
reverberate(v) syn
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boom
reverberate(v) syn
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echo
reverberate(v) syn
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reverberate sentence
From the construction site, the noise of bulldozers and dump tucks reverberated across the valley.
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coarsely abusive, vulgar/low(language), foul-mouthed
scurrilous(adj)def
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obscene
scurrilous(adj)syn
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filthy
scurrilous(adj)syn
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abusive
scurrilous(adj)syn
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vituperative
scurrilous(adj)syn
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decorous
scurrilous(adj)ant
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seemly
scurrilous(adj)ant
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tasteful
scurrilous(adj)ant
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dignified
scurrilous(adj)ant
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scurrilous sentence
Days passed and unrest grew, and soon the revels began a scurrilous attack on their absent leader
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persistent, showing industry and determination
sedulous(adj)def
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assiduous
sedulous(adj)syn
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indefatigable
sedulous(adj)syn
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indolent
sedulous(adj)ant
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listless
sedulous(adj)ant
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sedulous sentence
No one could say that he was lazy, for he was a careful, sedulous copier of other people's work.
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thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean, or disreputable
sleazy(adj) def
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inferior
sleazy(adj)syn
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cheesy
sleazy(adj) syn
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superior
sleazy(adj) ant
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superior
sleazy(adj) ant
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first-rate
sleazy(adj) ant
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sleazy sentence
My grandmother made her clothes at home in order to avoid the sleazy goods sold in the general store.
