AMERICAN LITERATURE Vocabulary Unit 4 AFFABLE courteous pleasant
AMERICAN LITERATURE Vocabulary Unit 4
AFFABLE courteous pleasant sociable cordial ------------surly cantankerous inhospitable
AGGRANDIZE to increase in greatness, power, and wealth to make appear greater/grander amplify exalt ----------------decrease diminish
AMORPHOUS shapeless without definite form without unity formless ----------------definite well-defined
ARCHETYPE A prototype An original model An ideal example of a person/thing
AURA a distinctive air or personal quality an atmosphere ambience atmosphere
CONTRABAND illegal traffic smuggled goods illegal prohibited illicit unlawful ----------------legal lawful
ERUDITE • Scholarly • Learned • Bookish
GOSSAMER thin delicate a very thin, light cloth filmy sheer ----------------thick solid
INSCRUTABLE Incapable of being understood Impossible to see through physically ---------Comprehensible intelligible
INSULAR Characteristic of, or situated on an island Narrow or isolated in outlook or experience -------------Liberal
IRREVOCABLE incapable of being changed or called back irreversible unalterable ----------------changeable reversible
PROPENSITY a natural inclination toward a natural bent proclivity ----------------inability
QUERULOUS complaining fretful cranky irritable ----------------uncomplaining serene
REMONSTRATE To argue with someone; to protest
REPUDIATE to reject to deny the validity of to renounce -------------- to affirm
RESILIENT able to return to an original shape or form able to recover quickly -------------- rigid inflexible unyielding
REVERBERATE to re-echo to be reflected repeatedly rumble echo
SCURRILOUS vulgar or low (especially in language) foul-mouthed obscene filthy ----------------tasteful dignified
SEDULOUS Persistent Showing industry/determination ----------------Listless
SLEAZY thin flimsy cheap inferior in quality or character/quality ethically low cheesy ----------------superior first-rate
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