1. Honors English III
Vocabulary List IV

2. 1) Affable (adj.) courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to
Synonyms: genial, amicable, agreeable, cordial
Antonyms: surly, cantankerous, dour, inhospitable

3. 2) Aggrandize
(v.) to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater
Synonyms: augment, amplify, enhance, exalt
Antonyms: reduce, decrease, diminish

4. 3) Amorphous
(adj.) shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion
Synonyms: formless, unstructured, nebulous, inchoate
Antonyms: definite, well-defined, clear-cut

5. 4) Aura
(n.) that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality
Synonyms: ambience, atmosphere
Antonyms: none

6. 5) Contraband
(n.) illegal traffic, smuggled goods; (adj.) illegal, prohibited
Synonyms: (adj.) illicit, bootleg, unlawful
Antonyms: (adj.) legal, lawful, licit

7. 6) Erudite, you scholars! (adj.) scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic
Synonyms: profoundly educated, well-read
Antonyms: ignorant, uneducated, illiterate

8. 7) Gossamer
(adj.) thin, light, delicate, insubstantial; (n.) a thin, light cloth
Synonyms: (adj.) filmy, diaphanous, sheer, airy, feathery, gauzy
Antonyms: (adj.) thick, dense, solid, massive

9. 8) Infer
(v.) to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hint, suggest, imply
Synonyms: gather, deduce, presume, guess, speculate

10. 9) Inscrutable
(adj.) incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically
Synonyms: impenetrable, incomprehensible, enigmatic
Antonyms: comprehensible, intelligible, penetrable

11. 10)Insular
(adj.) relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience
Synonyms: narrow-minded, parochial, provincial
Antonyms: catholic, cosmopolitan, liberal

12. 11) Irrevocable (adj.) incapable of being changed or called back
Synonyms: irreversible, unrecallable, unalterable
Antonyms: reversible, changeable

13. 12) Propensity (n.) a natural inclination or predilection toward
Synonyms: natural bent, proclivity, penchant
Antonyms: natural incapacity or inability

14. 13) Querulous (adj.) peevish, complaining, fretful
Synonyms: petulant, touchy, cranky, irritable
Antonyms: uncomplaining, stoical, serene, placid

15. 14) Remonstrate
(v.) to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to
Synonyms: reason against, expostulate
Antonyms: none

16. 15) Repudiate (v.) to disown, reject, or deny the validity of
Synonyms: disavow, abjure, renounce
Antonyms: avow, affirm, aver, avouch

17. 16) Resilient
(adj.) able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly
Synonyms: springy, elastic, buoyant, bouncy
Antonyms: rigid, stiff, inflexible, unyielding

18. 17) Reverberate
(v.) to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly
Synonyms: rumble, thunder, boom, echo
Antonyms: None

19. 18) Scurrilous
(adj.) coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foul mouthed
Synonyms: obscene, filthy, abusive, vituperative
Antonyms: decorous, seemly, tasteful, dignified

20. 19) Sedulous (adj.) persistent, showing industry and determination
Synonyms: assiduous, tireless, indefatigable
Antonyms: lackadaisical, listless, indolent, otiose

21. 20) Sleazy
(adj.) thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior, in quality or character
Synonyms: inferior, cheesy, tawdry, tatty
Antonyms: superior, first-rate, quality, sturdy