Vocabulary Review Level F Accelerated 10 English Unit

Vocabulary Review Level F Accelerated 10 English

Unit 4 Vocabulary Workshop Level F - Accelerated 10 English

affable (adj. ) courteous and pleasant. synonyms: genial, amicable, agreeable antonyms: surly, dour, inhospitable

aggrandize (v. ) to increase in greatness power or wealth; to build up or intensify, to make appear greater. synonyms: augment, amplify, enhance antonyms: reduce, decrease

amorphous (adj. ) shapeless, without definite form. synonyms: formless, unstructured antonyms: definite, well-defined

aura (n. ) that which surrounds (as an atmosphere), a distinctive air or personal quality. synonyms: ambience, atmosphere

contraband (n. ) illegal traffic, smuggled goods (adj. ) illegal, prohibited synonyms: illicit, bootleg, unlawful antonyms: legal, lawful, licit

erudite (adj. ) scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic synonyms: profoundly educated, wellread antonyms: ignorant, uneducated

gossamer (adj. ) thin, light, delicate (n. ) a very thin cloth synonyms: filmy, diaphanous, sheer antonyms: thick, dense, solid, massive

infer (v. ) to find out by reasoning, to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought. synonyms: gather, deduce, presume

inscrutable (adj. ) incapable of being understood, impossible to see through physically. synonyms: impenetrable, enigmatic antonyms: comprehensible, intelligible

insular (adj. ) relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island, a narrow or isolated outlook on life. synonyms: parochial, provincial antonyms: catholic, cosmopolitan, liberal

irrevocable We tend to think of court verdicts as irrevocable but they are often overturned by higher courts.

irrevocable (adj. ) incapable of being changed or called back synonyms: irreversible, unrecallable, unalterable antonyms: reversible, changeable

propensity Queen Elizabeth I showed a strong propensity for putting off decisions in the hopes they would resolve themselves.

propensity (n. ) a natural inclination or predilection toward synonyms: natural bent, proclivity, penchant antonyms: natural incapability or inability

querulous Some flight attendants dread a querulous airline passenger more than they do rough weather.

querulous (adj. ) peevish, complaining, fretful synonyms: petulant, touchy, cranky antonyms: uncomplaining, stoical, serene, placid

remonstrate Slowly, carefully, keeping his voice down, he argued with the caller as one might remonstrate with a child.

remonstrate (v. ) to argue or plead with someone against something, protest, object to synonyms: reason against, expostulate

repudiate He was forced to repudiate a statement he made before he’d had all the information.

repudiate (v. ) to disown or deny the validity of synonyms: disavow, abjure, renounce antonyms: avow, affirm, aver, avouch

resilient The development of lightweight, resilient plastics revolutionized the design of many durable goods.

resilient (adj. ) able to return to an original shape or form synonyms: springy, elastic, buoyant, bouncy antonyms: rigid, stiff, inflexible, unyielding

reverberate From the construction site, the noise of bulldozers and dump trucks reverberated throughout the valley.

reverberate (v. ) to re-echo, to resound, to reflect or be reflected repeatedly synonyms: rumble, thunder, boom, echo

scurrilous Days passed and unrest grew, and soon the rebels began a scurrilous attack on their absent leader.

scurrilous (adj. ) coarsely abusive, vulgar language synonyms: obscene, filthy, abusive, antonyms: decorous, seemly, tasteful, dignified

sedulous No one could say that he was lazy, for he was a careful, sedulous copier of other people’s work.

sedulous (adj. ) persistent, showing industry and determination synonyms: assiduous, tireless antonym: lackadaisical, listless, indolent

sleazy The old lady made her clothes at home in order to avoid the sleazy goods sold in the general store.

sleazy (adj. ) thin or flimsy in texture, cheap, shoddy or inferior in quality or character synonyms: inferior, cheesy, tawdry, tatty antonyms: superior, quality, sturdy