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affable

courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to.

aggrandize

to increase in greatness, power or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater

amorphous

without definite form, shapeless; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion

aura

that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality

contraband

illegal traffic, smuggled goods

erudite

scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic

gossamer

thin, light, delicate, insubstantial

infer

to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hint, suggest, or imply

inscrutable

incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically

insular

relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow in outlook or experience

irrevocable

incapable of being changed or called back

propensity

a natural inclination or predilection toward

querulous

peevish, complaining, fretful

remonstrate

to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object

repudiate

to disown, reject, or deny the validity of

resilient

able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly

reverberate

to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly

scurrilous

coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foul mouthed

sedulous

persistent, showing industry and determination

sleazy

thin or flimsy in texture, cheap, shoddy, or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean or desreputable