Vocab Unit 4

Question 1

affable

Answer 1

(adj.) courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to
SYNONYMS: genial, amicable, cordial
ANTONYMS: surly, cantankerous, dour, inhospitable

Question 2

aggrandize

Answer 2

(v.) 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 3

amorphous

Answer 3

(adj.) shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion
SYNONYMS: formless, unstructured, inchoate
ANTONYMS: definite, well-defined, clear cut

Question 4

archetype

Answer 4

(n.) and original model on which something was patterned or replicated; the ideal example of a particular type or person or thing
SYNONYMS: model, prototype, epitome

Question 5

aura

Answer 5

(n.) that which surrounds; a distinctive air or personal quality
SYNONYMS: ambiance, atmosphere

Question 6

contraband

Answer 6

(adj.) illegal, prohibited
SYNONYMS: bootleg, unlawful
ANTONYMS: legal, lawful, licit

Question 7

erudite

Answer 7

(adj.) scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic
SYNONYMS: profoundly educated, well-read
ANTONYMS: ignorant, uneducated, illiterate

Question 8

gossamer

Answer 8

(adj.) thin, light, delicate, insubstantial
SYNONYMS: filmy, sheer, airy, feathery
ANTONYMS: dense, solid, massive

Question 9

inscrutable

Answer 9

(adj.) incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically
SYNONYMS: impenetrable, incomprehensible, enigmatic
ANTONYMS: comprehensible, intelligible, penetrable

Question 10

insular

Answer 10

(adj.) relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience
SYNONYMS: narrow-minded, parochial, provincial
ANTONYMS: catholic, cosmopolitan, liberal

Question 11

irrevocable

Answer 11

(adj.) incapable of being changed or called back
SYNONYMS: unrecallable, unalterable
ANTONYMS: reversible, changeable

Question 12

propensity

Answer 12

(n.) a natural inclination or predilection toward
SYNONYMS: proclivity, penchant, natural bent
ANTONYMS: natural incapacity or inability

Question 13

querulous

Answer 13

(adj.) peevish, complaining, fretful
SYNONYMS: petulant, irritable
ANTONYMS: uncomplaining, stoical

Question 14

remonstrate

Answer 14

(v.) to argue with someone against something, protest against
SYNONYMS: expostulate, reason against

Question 15

repudiate

Answer 15

(v.) to disown, reject, or deny the validity of
SYNONYMS: disavow, renounce
ANTONYMS: avow, affirm, aver

Question 16

resilient

Answer 16

(adj.) able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly
SYNONYMS: springy, elastic
ANTONYMS: rigid, stiff, inflexible

Question 17

reverberate

Answer 17

(v.) to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly
SYNONYMS: rumble, thunder, boom, echo

Question 18

scurrilous

Answer 18

(adj.) coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed
SYNONYMS: obscene, filthy, abusive
ANTONYMS: indolent, listless

Question 19

sedulous

Answer 19

(adj.) persistent, showing industry and determination
SYNONYMS: assiduous, indefatigable
ANTONYMS: indolent, listless

Question 20

sleazy

Answer 20

(adj.) thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean, or disreputable
SYNONYMS: inferior, cheesy
ANTONYMS: superior, first-rate