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affable (adj) |
courteous and pleasant, easy to speak to
S: genial A: surly |
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aggrandize (v) |
to increase in greatness, power, or wealth
S: augment A: reduce |
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amorphous (adj) |
shapeless; without organization
S: formless A: definite |
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aura (n) |
a distinctive air
S: ambience A: -- |
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contraband (n/adj) |
n: smuggled goods
adj: illegal S: illicit A: legal |
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erudite (adj) |
scholarly
S: well-read A: ignorant |
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gossamer (adj/n) |
adj: thin, delicate
n: a very thin cloth S: filmy A: thick |
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infer (v) |
to find out by reasoning
S: gather A: -- |
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inscrutable (adj) |
incapable of being understood
S: enigmatic A: intelligible |
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insular (adj) |
narrow in outlook
S: narrow-minded A: liberal |
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irrevocable (adj) |
incapable of being changed
S:irreversible A: reversible |
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propensity (n) |
a natural inclination
S: proclivity A: inability |
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querulous (adj) |
peevish, complaining, fretful
S: petulant A: placid |
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remonstrate (v) |
to argue with someone against something
S: reason against A: -- |
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repudiate (v) |
to disown, reject
S: disavow A: avow |
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resilient (adj) |
able to return to original form
S: springy A: rigid |
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reverberate (v) |
to re-echo, resound
S: rumble A: -- |
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scurrilous (adj) |
coarsley abusive, vulgar, or low
S: obscene A: decorous |
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sedulous (adj) |
persistent
S: assiduous A: lackadaisical |
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sleazy (adj) |
ethically disreputable
S: inferior A: superior |
