Vocabulary Unit 4

Affable

Adjective: Courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to.

Aggrandize

Verb: To increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater.

Amorphous

Adjective: Shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion.

Archetype

Noun: An original model on which something was patterned or replicated; the ideal example of a particular type of person or thing.

Aura

Noun: That which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality.

Contraband

Noun: Illegal traffic, smuggled goods.
Adjective: Illegal, prohibited.

Erudite

Adjective: Scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic.

Gossamer

Adjective: Thin, light, delicate, insubstantial.
Noun: A very thin, light cloth.

Inscrutable

Adjective: Incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically.

Insular

Adjective: Relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience.

Irrevocable

Adjective: Incapable of being changed or called back.

Propensity

Noun: A natural inclination or predilection toward.

Querulous

Adjective: Peevish, complaining, fretful.

Remonstrate

Verb: To argue with someone against something, protest against.

Repudiate

Verb: To disown, reject, or deny the validity of.

Resilient

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

Reverberate

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

Scurrilous

Adjective: Coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed.

Sedulous

Adjective: Persistent, showing industry and determination.

Sleazy

Adjective: Thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean, or disreputable.