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affable
ADJ.

Courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to.

SYNONYMS: genial, amicable, agreeable, cordial
ANTONYMS: surly, cantankerous, dour, inhospitable
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
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
aura
N.

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

SYNONYMS: ambience, atmosphere
ANTONYMS: None.
contraband
N.

Illegal traffic, smuggled goods.

SYNONYMS: None.
ANTONYMS: None.

ADJ.

illegal, prohibited

SYNONYMS: illicit, bootleg, unlawful
ANTONYMS: legal, lawful, licit
erudite
ADJ.

Scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic.

SYNONYMS: profoundly educated, well-read
ANTONYMS: ignorant, uneducated, illiterate
gossamer
ADJ.

Thin, light, delicate, insubstantial.

SYNONYMS: filmy, diaphanous, sheer, airy, feathery, gauzy
ANTONYMS: thick, dense, solid, massive

N.

A very thin, light cloth
infer
V.

To find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of though; to hint, suggest, imply.

SYNONYMS: gather, deduce, presume, guess, speculate.
inscrutable
ADJ.

Incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically.

SYNONYMS: impenetrable, incomprehensible, enigmatic
ANTONYMS: comprehensible, intelligible, penetrable
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
irrevocable
ADJ.

Incapable of being changed or called back

SYNONYMS: irreversible, unrecallable, unalterable
ANTONYMS: reversible, changeable
propensity
N.

A natural inclination or predilection toward.

SYNONYMS: natural bent, proclivity, penchant
ANTONYMS: natural incapacity of inability
querulous
ADJ.

Peevish, complaining, fretful

SYNONYMS: petulant, touchy, cranky, irritable
ANTONYMS: uncomplaining, stoical, serene, placid
remonstrate
V.

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

SYNONYMS: reason against, expostulate
ANTONYMS: None
repudiate
V.

To disown, reject, or deny the validity of.

SYNONYMS: disavow, abjure, renounce.
ANTONYMS: avow, affirm, aver, avouch
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
reverberate
V.

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

SYNONYMS: rumble, thunder, boom, echo
ANTONYMS: None.
scurrilous
ADJ.

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

SYNONYMS: obscene, filthy, abusive, vituperative
ANTONYMS: decorous, seemly, tasteful, dignified
sedulous
ADJ.

Persistent, showing industry and determination.

SYNONYMS: assiduous, tireless, indefatigable
ANTONYMS: lackadaisical, listless, indolent, otiose
sleazy
ADJ.

Thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean, or disreputable.

SYNONYMS: inferior, cheesy, tawdry, tatty
ANTONYMS: superior, first-rate, quality, sturdy