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