Vocab Unit #4

Question 1

affable

Answer 1

pleasant, sociable; easy to speak to

Question 2

aggrandize

Answer 2

to increase in greatness/power

Question 3

amorphous

Answer 3

shapeless; without definite form

Question 4

archetype

Answer 4

an original model of something

Question 5

aura

Answer 5

what surrounds you/an atmosphere that shows personal quality

Question 6

contraband

Answer 6

illegal/prohibited (can be used as noun or adjective)

Question 7

erudite

Answer 7

scholarly/educated

Question 8

gossamer

Answer 8

thin, light, delicate

Question 9

inscrutable

Answer 9

incapable of being understood

Question 10

insular

Answer 10

isolated (narrow minded)

Question 11

irrevocable

Answer 11

incapable of being changed/given back

Question 12

propensity

Answer 12

a natural inclination/tendency

Question 13

querulous

Answer 13

complaining, fretful

Question 14

remonstrate

Answer 14

to argue/protest against something or someone

Question 15

repudiate

Answer 15

to disown, reject, deny

Question 16

resilient

Answer 16

able to return/bounce back

Question 17

reverberate

Answer 17

to re-echo/resound

Question 18

scurrilous

Answer 18

abusive (verbally)

Question 19

sedulous

Answer 19

persistent, showing determination

Question 20

sleazy

Answer 20

thin or flimsy in texture; ethically low character