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Unit 4 Vocab
Vocabulary Workshop Unit 4 Level F
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English
10th Grade
12/02/2010

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Term
Affable
Definition

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

 

S: Genial, amicable, agreeable, cordial.

A: Surly, cantankerous, dour, inhospitable.

Term
Aggrandize
Definition

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

 

Term
Amorphous
Definition

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

 

S: Formless, unstructed, nebulous, inchoate.

A: Definate, well-defined, clear cut.

Term
Aura
Definition

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

 

S: Ambiance, atmosphere.

Term
Contraband
Definition

Noun. Illegal traffic, smuggled goods;

Adjective. Illegal, prohibited.

 

S: (Adjective) Illict, bootleg, unlawful.

A: (Adjective) Legal, lawful, licit.

Term
Erudite
Definition

Adjective. Scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic.

 

S: Profoundly educated, well-read.

A: Ignorant, uneducated, illiterate.

Term
Gossamer
Definition

Adjective. Think, light, delicate, insubstantial;

Noun. A very thin light cut

 

S: (Adjective) Filmy, diaphanous, sheer, airy, feathery, gauzy.

A: (Adjective) Thick, defense, solid, massive.

Term
Infer
Definition

Verb. To find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the case of thought; to hint, suggest, imply.

 

S: Gather, deduce, presume, guess, speculate.

Term
Inscrutable
Definition

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

 

S: Impenetrable, incomprehensible, enigmatic.

A: Comprehensible, intelligible, penetrable.

Term
Insular
Definition

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

 

S: Narrow-minded, parochial, provincial.

A: Catholic, cosmopolitian, liberal.

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Irrevocable
Definition

Adjective. Incapable of being changed or called back.

 

S: irreversible, un-recallable, unalterable.

A: Reversible, changeable.

Term
Propensity
Definition

Noun. A natural inclination or predilection toward.

 

S: Natural bent, proclivity, penchant.

A: Natural incapacity or inability.

Term
Querulous
Definition

Adjective. Peevish, complaining, fretful.

 

S: Petulant, touchy, cranky irritable.

A: Uncomplaining, stoical, serene, placid.

Term
Remonstrate
Definition

Verb. To argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to.

 

S: Reason against, expostulate.

Term
Repudiate
Definition

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

 

S: Disavow, abjure, renounce.

A: Avow, affirm, aver, avouch.

Term
Resilient
Definition

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

 

S: Springy, elastic, buoyant, bouncy.

A: Rigid, stiff, inflexible, unyielding.

Term
Reverberate
Definition

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

 

S: Rumble, thunder, boom, echo.

Term
Scurrilous
Definition

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

 

S: Obscene, filthy, abusive, vituperative.

A: Decorous, seemly, tasteful, dignified.

Term
Sedulous
Definition

Adjective. Persistent, showing industry and determination.

 

S: Assiduous, tireless, indefatigable.

A: Lackadaisical, listless, indolent, otilose.

Term
Sleezy
Definition

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

 

S: Inferior, cheesy, tawdry, tatty.

A: Superior, first-rate, quality, sturdy.

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