1. American Literature
Vocabulary Unit 4

2. affable ------------------------- surly cantankerous inhospitable
courteous
pleasant
sociable
cordial
surly
cantankerous
inhospitable

3. aggrandize to increase in greatness, power, and wealth
to make appear greater/grander
amplify
exalt
decrease
diminish

4. amorphous -------------------------------- definite well-defined
shapeless
without definite form
without unity
formless
definite
well-defined

5. archetype A prototype An original model
An ideal example of a person/thing

6. aura a distinctive air or personal quality an atmosphere ambience

7. contraband illegal traffic smuggled goods illegal prohibited illicit
unlawful
legal
lawful

8. erudite
Scholarly
Learned
Bookish

9. gossamer thin delicate a very thin, light cloth filmy sheer
thick
solid

10. inscrutable Incapable of being understood
Impossible to see through physically
Comprehensible
intelligible

11. insular Characteristic of, or situated on an island
Narrow or isolated in outlook or experience
Liberal

12. irrevocable incapable of being changed or called back irreversible
unalterable
changeable
reversible

13. propensity -------------------------------- inability
a natural inclination toward
a natural bent
proclivity
inability

14. querulous -------------------------------- uncomplaining serene
fretful
cranky
irritable
uncomplaining
serene

15. Remonstrate
To argue with someone;
to protest

16. repudiate to affirm to reject to deny the validity of to renounce
to affirm

17. resilient rigid inflexible unyielding
able to return to an original shape or form
able to recover quickly
rigid
inflexible
unyielding

18. reverberate
to re-echo
to be reflected repeatedly
rumble
echo

19. scurrilous vulgar or low (especially in language) foul-mouthed obscene
filthy
tasteful
dignified

20. sedulous Persistent Showing industry/determination
Listless

21. sleazy thin flimsy cheap inferior in quality or character/quality
ethically low
cheesy
superior
first-rate