Vocabulary Unit 4

Question 1

Affable

Answer 1

Courteous, pleasant, easy to talk to

Question 2

Aggrandize

Answer 2

To increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to make appear greater

Question 3

Amorphous

Answer 3

Shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type of character; lacking unity

Question 4

Archetype

Answer 4

An original model after which similar things are patterned; a perfect example

Question 5

Aura

Answer 5

That which surrounds as an atmosphere; a distinctive air or personal quality

Question 6

Contraband

Answer 6

Illegal traffic; smuggled goods (n.) illegal, prohibited (adj.)

Question 7

Erudite

Answer 7

Scholarly, learning; pedantic

Question 8

Gossamer

Answer 8

Thin, light, delicate, insubstantial (adj.); a thin or light cloth (n.)

Question 9

Infer

Answer 9

To find out by reasoning; to hint, suggest, or imply

Question 10

Inscrutable

Answer 10

Impossible to see through physically; incapable of being understood

Question 11

Insular

Answer 11

Related to or situated on an island; narrow in outlook or experience

Question 12

Irrevocable

Answer 12

Incapable of being changed or called back

Question 13

Propensity

Answer 13

A natural inclination or bent

Question 14

Querulous

Answer 14

Peevish, complaining, fretful

Question 15

Remonstrate

Answer 15

To argue or plead with someone against something; to protest against or object to

Question 16

Repudiate

Answer 16

To disown, reject, or deny the validity of

Question 17

Resilient

Answer 17

Able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly

Question 18

Retrench

Answer 18

To cut down, reduce in scope or cost

Question 19

Reverberate

Answer 19

To re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly

Question 20

Scurrilous

Answer 20

Coarsely abusive, vulgar, foul mouthed

Question 21

Sedulous

Answer 21

Persistent, showing industry and determination

Question 22

Sleazy

Answer 22

Thin or flimsy in texture; cheap, shoddy, or inferior in texture; low, mean