English Vocab 4

affable

(adj.) courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to

aggrandize

(v.) to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater

amorphous

(adj.) shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion

archetype

(n.) an original model on which something was patterned or replicated; the ideal example of a particular type of person or thing

aura

(n.) that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality

contraband

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

erudite

(adj.) scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic

gossamer

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

inscrutable

(adj.) incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically

insular

(adj.) relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience

irrevocable

(adj.) incapable of being changed or called back

propensity

(n.) a natural inclination or predilection toward

querulous

(adj.) peevish, complaining, fretful

remonstrate

(v.) to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to

repudiate

(v.) to disown, reject, or deny the validity of

resilient

(adj.) able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly

reverberate

(v.) to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly

scurrilous

(adj.) coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed

sedulous

(adj.) persistent, showing industry and determination

sleazy

(adj.) thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean, or disreputable

synonyms for affable

genial, amicable, cordial

antonyms for affable

surly, cantankerous, dour, inhospitable

synonyms for aggrandize

augment, amplify, enhance, exalt

antonyms for aggrandize

reduce, decrease, diminish

synonyms for amorphous

formless, unstructured, inchoate

antonyms for amorphous

definite, well-defined, clear-cut

synonyms for archetype

model, prototype, epitome

synonyms for aura

ambience, atmosphere

synonyms for contraband

bootleg, unlawful

antonyms for contraband

legal, lawful, licit

synonyms for erudite

profoundly educated, well-read

antonyms for erudite

ignorant, uneducated, illiterate

synonyms for gossamer

filmy, diaphanous, sheer, airy, feathery, gauzy

antonyms for gossamer

dense, solid, massive

synonyms for inscrutable

impenetrable, incomprehensible, enigmatic

antonyms for inscrutable

comprehensible, intelligible, penetrable

synonyms for insular

narrow-minded, parochial, provincial

antonyms for insular

catholic, cosmopolitan, liberal

synonyms for irrevocable

unrecallable, unalterable

antonyms for irrevocable

reversible, changeable

synonyms for propensity

natural bent, proclivity, penchant

antonyms for propensity

natural incapacity or inability

synonyms for querulous

petulant, irritable

antonyms for querulous

uncomplaining, stoical

synonyms for remonstrate

reason against, expostulate

synonyms for repudiate

disavow, renounce

antonyms for repudiate

avow, affirm, aver

synonyms for resilient

springy, elastic

antonyms for resilient

rigid, stiff, inflexible

synonyms for reverberate

rumble, thunder, boom, echo

synonyms for scurrilous

obscene, filthy, abusive, vituperative

antonyms for scurrilous

decorous, seemly, tasteful, dignified

synonyms for sedulous

assiduous, indefatigable

antonyms for sedulous

indolent, listless

synonyms for sleazy

inferior, cheesy

antonyms for sleazy

superior, first-rate