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