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American Literature Vocabulary Unit 4
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affable courteous pleasant sociable cordial -------------------------
surly cantankerous inhospitable
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aggrandize to increase in greatness, power, and wealth
to make appear greater/grander amplify exalt decrease diminish
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amorphous shapeless without definite form without unity formless
definite well-defined
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archetype A prototype An original model
An ideal example of a person/thing
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aura a distinctive air or personal quality an atmosphere ambience
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contraband illegal traffic smuggled goods illegal prohibited illicit
unlawful legal lawful
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erudite Scholarly Learned Bookish
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gossamer thin delicate a very thin, light cloth filmy sheer
thick solid
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inscrutable Incapable of being understood
Impossible to see through physically Comprehensible intelligible
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insular Characteristic of, or situated on an island
Narrow or isolated in outlook or experience Liberal
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irrevocable incapable of being changed or called back irreversible
unalterable changeable reversible
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propensity a natural inclination toward a natural bent proclivity
inability
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querulous complaining fretful cranky irritable
uncomplaining serene
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Remonstrate To argue with someone; to protest
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repudiate to reject to deny the validity of to renounce
to affirm
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resilient able to return to an original shape or form
able to recover quickly rigid inflexible unyielding
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reverberate to re-echo to be reflected repeatedly rumble echo
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scurrilous vulgar or low (especially in language) foul-mouthed obscene
filthy tasteful dignified
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sedulous Persistent Showing industry/determination
Listless
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sleazy thin flimsy cheap inferior in quality or character/quality
ethically low cheesy superior first-rate
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