Vocab Unit 4

Question 1

Affable

Answer 1

Courteous and pleasant, friendly, sociable, easy to speak to
Synonyms: genial, amicable, agreeable, cordial
Antonyms: Surly, cantankerous, dour, inhospitable

Question 1

Aggrandize

Answer 1

To increase in greatness, power, or wealth, to build up or intensify, to make appear greater
Synonyms: augment, amplify, enhance, exalt
Antonyms: reduce, decrease, diminish

Question 2

Amorphous

Answer 2

Shapeless, w/o definite form; of no particular type or character; w/o organization, unity, or cohesion
Synonyms: formless, unstructured, nebulous, inchoate
Antonyms: definite, well-defined, clear-cut

Question 3

Aura

Answer 3

That which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality
Synonyms: ambience, atmosphere
No Antonyms

Question 4

Contraband

Answer 4

illegal traffic smuggled goods; illegal, prohibited
Synonyms: Illicit, bootleg, unlawful
Antonyms: Legal, lawful, licit

Question 5

Erudite

Answer 5

Scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic
Synonyms: Profoundly educated, well-read
Antonyms: ignorant, uneducated, illiterite

Question 6

Gossamer

Answer 6

Thin, light, delicate, insubstantial, very thin, light cloth
Synonyms: filmy, diaphanous, sheer, airy, feathery, gauzy
Antonyms: Thick, dense, solid, massive

Question 7

Infer

Answer 7

to find out by reasoning; to conclude based on thought; to hint, suggest, or imply
Synonyms: Gather, deduce, presume, guess, speculate
Antonyms: None

Question 8

Inscrutable

Answer 8

incapable of being understood, impossible to see through physically
Synonyms: Impenetrable, incomprehensible, enigmatic
Antonyms: Comprehensible, intelligible, penetrable

Question 9

Insular

Answer 9

relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience
Synonyms: Narrow-minded, parochial, unalterable
Antonyms: catholic, cosmopolitan, liberal

Question 10

Irrevocable

Answer 10

incapable of being changed or called back
Synonyms: irreversible, unrecallable, unalterable
Antonyms: Reversible, changeable

Question 11

Propensity

Answer 11

a natural inclination or prediction toward
Synonyms: Naturally bent, proclivity, penchant
Antonyms: Natural incapacity or inability

Question 12

Querulous

Answer 12

peevish, complaining, fretful
Synonyms: Petulant, touchy, cranky, irritable
Antonyms: Uncomplaining, stoical, serene, placid

Question 13

Remonstrate

Answer 13

to argue or plead with someone against something, against, object to
Synonyms: Reason against, expostulate
No Antonyms

Question 14

Repudiate

Answer 14

to disown, reject, or deny the validity of
Synonyms: Disavow, abjure, renounce
Antonyms: avow, affirm, aver, avouch

Question 15

Resilient

Answer 15

Able to return to o.g. shape or form; able to recover quickly
Synonyms: Springy, elastic, buoyant, bouncy
Antonyms: rigid, stiff, inflexible, unyielding

Question 16

Reverberate

Answer 16

to re-echo, resound; reflect, or be reflected repeatedly
Synonyms: rumble, thunder, boom, echo
Antonyms: none

Question 17

Scurrilous

Answer 17

coarsely abusive, vulgar, or low (especially in language or foul mouth)
Synonyms: obscene, filthy, abusive, vituperative
Antonyms: decorous, seemly, tasteful, dignified

Question 18

Sedulous

Answer 18

persistent, showing industry and determination
Synonyms: assiduous, tireless, indefatigable
Antonyms: lackadaisical, listless, indolent, otiose

Question 19

Sleazy

Answer 19

thin or flimsy in texture; cheap, shoddy, or inferior quality or character; ethically low; mean or disreputable
Synonyms: inferior, cheesy, tawdry, tatty
Antonyms: superior, first-rate, quality, sturdy