Vocabulary Unit 4
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- a natural predilection or inclination toward
- propensity
- contemptibly low, mean, or disreputable; thin or poor in texture, as a fabric; cheap; flimsy
- sleazy
- shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion
- amorphous
- relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or insulated in outlook or experience
- insular
- unchangeable; final; irreversible; cannot be recalled
- irrevocable
- scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic
- erudite
- to disown, to reject, to deny the validity of
- repudiate
- to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly
- reverberate
- able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly
- resilient
- expressing offensive reproach; abusive, insulting, scornful
- scurrilous
- persistent, showing industry and determination
- sedulous
- courteous and pleasant , sociable, easy to speak to
- affable
- thin, light, delicate, insubstantial; a very thin, light cloth
- gossamer
- to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought
- infer
- that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality
- aura
- cryptic, mysterious, incapable of being easily understood
- inscrutable
- peevish, complaining or fretful
- querulous
- to scold, chide, berate, bawl out, chew out; to plead one’s case
- remonstrate
- (n) illegal traffic or smuggled goods; (adj) illegal or prohibited
- contraband
- to increase in greatness, power or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater
- aggrandize