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