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Vocab 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| genial, amicable, cordial / surly, cantankerous, dour, inhospitable | affable |
| augment, amplify, enhance, exalt / reduce, decrease, diminish | aggrandize |
| formless, unstructured, inchoate / definite, well-defined, clear-cut | amorphous |
| model, prototype, epitome / | archetype |
| ambience, atmosphere | aura |
| bootleg. unlawful / legal, lawful, licit | contraband |
| profoundly educated, well-read / ignorant, uneducated, illiterate | erudite |
| flimsy, diaphanous, sheer, airy, feathery, gauzy / dense, solid, massive | gossamer |
| impenetrable, incomprehensible, enigmatic / comprehensible, intelligible, penetrable | inscrutable |
| narrow-minded, parochial, provincial / catholic, cosmopolitan, liberal | insular |
| unrecallable, unalterable | irrevocable |
| natural bent, proclivity, penchant / natural incapacity or inability | propensity |
| petulant, irritable / uncomplaining, stoical (DOUBLE CHECK SPELLING ALWAYS) | querulous |
| reason, against, expostulate | remonstrate |
| disavow, renounce / avow, affirm, aver | repudiate |
| springy, elastic / rigid, stiff, inflexible | resilient |
| rumble, thunder, boom, echo | reverberate |
| obscene, filthy, abusive, vituperative / decorous, seemly, tasteful, dignified | scurrilous |
| assiduous, indefatigable / indolent, listless | sedulous |
| inferior, cheesy / superior, first-rate | sleazy |
| courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to | affable |
| to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to built up or intensify; to make appear greater | aggrandize |
| shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion | amorphous |
| an original model on which something was patterned or replicated; the ideal example of a particular type of person or thing | archetype |
| that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality | aura |
| illegal traffic, smuggled goods; illegal, prohibited | contraband |
| scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic | erudite |
| thin, light, delicate, insubstantial; a very thin, light cloth | gossamer |
| incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically | inscrutable |
| relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience | insular |
| incapable of being changed or called back | irrevocable |
| a natural inclination or predilection toward | propensity |
| peevish, complaining, fretful (DOUBLE CHECK SPELLING ALWAYS) | querulous |
| to argue with someone against something, protest against | remonstrate |
| to disown, reject, or deny the validity of | repudiate |
| able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly | resilient |
| re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly | reverberate |
| coarsely abusive, vulgar, or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed | scurrilous |
| persistent, showing industry and determination | sedulous |
| thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean, or disreputable | sleazy |
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i.lundin
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