Vo Flashcards
(20 cards)
Aggrandize
To increase in greatness, power, or wealth to build up or intensify
Amorphous
Shapeless, without definite form, of no particular type; without organization, unity or cohesion.
Aura
That which surrounds (as an atmosphere), a distinctive air or personal quality.
Contraband
Illegal traffic, smuggled goods, illegal, prohibited
Erudite
Scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic, well read,
Gossamer
Thin, light, delicate, insubstantial
Infer
To find out by reasoning, hint, suggest imply
Inscrutable
Incapable of being understood, impossible to see through physically
Insular
Relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island or isolated in outlook or experience.
Irrevocable
Incapable of being changed or called back
Propensity
A natural inclination or prediction toward
Querulous
Peevish, complaining, fretful
Remonstrate
To argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to
Repudiate
Disown, reject, deny the validity of.
Resilient
Able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly.
Reverberate
To re-echo, resound, to reflect or be reflected repeatedly
Scurrilous
Coarsely abusive, vulgar, or low, foul-mouthed.
Sedulous
Persistent, showing industry and determination
Sleazy
Thin or flimsy in texture, cheap, shoddy or inferior in quality, ethically low.
Affable
Courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to, genial, agreeable
