Unit 4!!!
Level F
Affable (adj)
 Sociable and pleasant; easy to talk to
 Clue: laughable
Aggrandize (v)
 To increase in greatness, power, or wealth
 Clue: “grand”
amorphous (adj)
 Shapeless; of no particular type or character;
without cohesion
 Clue: morph means “shape”
aura (n)
 A distinctive air or personal quality;
atmosphere or ambiance
contraband (n)
 Illegal or smuggled goods
erudite (adj)
 Scholarly, bookish, well-read
Gossamer
 (adj) thin, light, delicate
 (n) a thin, light cloth
 Clue: gauze, organza, ghost
Archetype (n)
1. an original model on which something is
patterned
2. a very typical example of a particular type of
person or thing
inscrutable (adj)
 Incapable of being understood;
incomprehensible
insular (adj)
 Related to an island
 Narrow or isolated in outlook or experience
irrevocable (adj)
 Incapable of being changed or called back.
propensity (n)
 A natural inclination towards (proclivity)
querulous (adj)
 Peevish, complaining, petulant
 Clue: quarrel, loud, all about you
remonstrate (v)
 To protest against, expostulate
repudiate (v)
 To disown, renounce, or deny the validity of
resilient (adj)
 Able to return quickly to a previous state,
bounce back
reverberate (v)
 To re-echo, resound, or reflect repeatedly
 Clue: vibrate
scurrilous (adj)
 Coarsely abusive, foul mouthed, vulgar, or
low
sedulous (adj)
 Persistent, determined
sleazy (adj)
 Inferior in quality or character; ethically low or
disreputable