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10th Grade
09/14/2011

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Term
Affable
Definition

(adjective)

courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to

 

synonyms: genial, amicable, agreeable, cordial

Term
aggrandize
Definition

(verb)

to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater

 

synonyms: augment, amplify, enhance, exalt

Term
amorphous
Definition

(adjective)

shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion

 

synonyms: forless, unstructured, nebulous, inchoate

Term
aura
Definition

(noun)

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

 

synonyms: ambience, atmosphere

Term
contraband
Definition

(noun)

illegal traffic, smuggled goods

 

(adjective)

illegal, prohibited

 

synonyms: (adj.) illicit, bootleg, unlawful

Term
erudite
Definition

(adjective)

scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic

 

synonyms: profoundly educated, well-read

Term
gossamer
Definition

(adjective)

thin, light, delicate, insubstantial

 

(noun)

a very thin, light cloth

 

synonyms: filmy, diaphanous, sheer, airy, feathery, gauzy

Term
infer
Definition

(verb)

to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hint, suggest, imply

 

synonyms: gather, deduce, presume, guess, speculate

Term
inscrutable
Definition

(adjective)

incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically

 

synonyms: impenetrable, incomprehensible, enigmatic

Term
insular
Definition

(adjective)

relating to, charicteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience

 

synonyms: narrow-minded, parochial, provincial

Term
irrevocable
Definition

(adjective)

incapable of being changed or called back

 

synonyms: irreversable, unrecallable, unalterable

Term
propensity
Definition

(noun)

a natural inclination or predilection toward

 

synonyms: natural bent, proclivity, penchant

Term
querulous
Definition

(adjective)

peevish, complaining, fretful

 

synonyms: petulant, touchy, cranky, irritable

Term
remonstrate
Definition

(verb)

to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to

 

synonyms: reason against, expostulate

Term
repudiate
Definition

(verb)

to disown, reject, or deny the validity of

 

synonyms: disavow, abjure, renounce

Term
resilient
Definition

(adjective)

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

 

synonyms: springy, elasitc, buoyant, bouncy

Term
reverberate
Definition

(verb)

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

 

synonyms: rumble, thunder, boom, echo

Term
scurrilous
Definition

(adjective)

coarsly abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed

 

synonyms: obsene, filthy, abusive, vituperative

Term
sedulous
Definition

(adjective)

persistent, showing industry and determination

 

synonyms: assiduous, tireless, indefatigable

Term
sleazy
Definition

(adjective)

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

 

synonyms: inferior, cheesy, tawdry, tatty

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