Vocab Unit 4

Question 1

Affable (adj.)

Answer 1

courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to

Question 2

Aggrandize (v.)

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Amorphous (adj.)

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Archetype (n.)

Answer 4

an organized model on which something was patterned or replicated; the idea example of particular type of person or thing

Question 5

Aura (n.)

Answer 5

that which surrounds (an atmosphere); a distinctive air or person of quality

Question 6

Contraband

Answer 6

(n.) illegal traffic, smuggled goods; (adj.) illegal, prohibited

Question 7

Erudite (adj.)

Answer 7

scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic

Question 8

Gossamer

Answer 8

(adj.) thin, light, delicate, insubstantial; (n.) a very thin, light cloth

Question 9

Infer (v.)

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Inscrutable

Answer 10

(adj.) incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically

Question 11

Insular (adj.)

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Irrevocable (adj.)

Answer 12

incapable of being changed or called back

Question 13

propensity

Answer 13

(n.) natural inclination or predilection toward

Question 14

Querulous (adj.)

Answer 14

peevish, complaining, fretful

Question 15

Remonstrate (v.)

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Repudiate (v.)

Answer 16

to disown, reject, or deny the validity of

Question 17

Resilient (adj.)

Answer 17

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

Question 18

Reverberate (v.)

Answer 18

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

Question 19

Scurrilous (adj.)

Answer 19

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

Question 20

Sedulous (adj.)

Answer 20

persistent, showing industry and determination

Question 21

Sleazy (adj.)

Answer 21

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