Unit 4 Flashcards
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Aggrandize
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Verb
- to increase in greatness
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Affable
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Adjective
- pleasant, sociable
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Amorphous
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Adjective
- shapeless, without definite form or organization
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Aura
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Noun
- the surrounding atmosphere
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Contraband
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Adjective/Noun
- illegal, smuggled goods
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Erudite
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Adjective
- well educated, scholarly
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Gossamer
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Adjective
- think, light, delicate
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Infer
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Verb (transitive with DO, infer what)
- to determine, conclude
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Inscrutable
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Adjective
- not easily understood
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Insular
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Adjective
- having to do with an island
- narrow minded or isolated jn experience
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Irrevocable
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Adjective
-can’t be changed, irreversible
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Propensity
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Noun
- a natural preference toward something
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Querulous
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Adjective
- complaining, irritating, cranky
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Remonstrate
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Verb
- to argue (plead) with someone against something
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Repudiate
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Verb
- to reject, disown, deny
