Vocabulary Unit 4B, Eighth Grade

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affable
'af e bel

Back 1

(adj.) courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to

Front 2

aggrandize
(e 'gran diz)

Back 2

(v.) to increase in greatness, power, r wealth; to build up or intesify; to make appear greater

Front 3

amorphous
(e 'mor fes)

Back 3

(adj.) shapeless, withoutdefinite form' of no particular type or character; without organization, unity or cohesion

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archetype
('ar ke tipe)

Back 4

(n.) an original model after which similar things are patterned; a perfect or typical example

Front 5

aura
( 'or e)

Back 5

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

Front 6

contraband
('Kan tre band)

Back 6

(n.) illegal trafic, smuggled goods; (adj.) illegal, prohibited

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erudite
('er yu dit)

Back 7

(n.) scholarly, learned; boorish, pendantic

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gossamer
('gas e mer)

Back 8

(adj.) thin, light, delicate, insubstantial; (n.) a very thin, light cloth

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infer
(in 'fer)

Back 9

(v.) to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hint, suggest, imply

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inscrutable
(in 'skru te bel)

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(adj.) impossible to see through physically; incapable of being understood

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insular
('in sye ler)

Back 11

(adj.) relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience.

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irrevocable
(i 'rev e ke bel)

Back 12

(adj.) incapable of being changed or called back

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propensity
(pre 'pen se tee)

Back 13

(n.) a natural inclincation or bent toward

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querulous
('kwer e les)

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(adj.) peevish, complaining, fretful

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remonstrate
(ri 'man strat)

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(v.) to argue or plead with someone against something, protes against, object to

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repudiate
(ri 'pyu dee ate)

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(v.) to disown, reject, or deny the validity of

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resilient
(ri 'zil yent)

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(adj.) able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly

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retrench
(ri 'trench)

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(v.) to cut down, reduce in scope and cost

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reverberate
(ri 'ver be rate)

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(v.) to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly

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scurrilous
('sker e les)

Back 20

(adj.) coarsly abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed

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sedulous
('sej e les)

Back 21

(adj.) persistent, showing industry and determination

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sleazy
('slee zee)

Back 22

(adj.) thin or flimsy in texture; cheap, shoddy, or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean or disreputable