Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Vocabulary Workshop- Unit 4
Hi dude
20
English
11th Grade
12/09/2012

Additional English Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
Affable
Definition
Courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to
Term
Aggrandize
Definition
To increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up of intensify; to make appear greater
Term
Amorphous
Definition
Shapeless, w/ out definite form; of no particular type or character; w/out organization, unity or cohesion
Term
Archetype
Definition
An original model on which something was patterned or replicated; the ideal example of a particular person or thing
Term
Aura
Definition
That which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality
Term
Erudite
Definition
Scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic
Term
Gossamer
Definition
Thin, light , delicate, insubstantial (n) a very thin, light cloth
Term
Inscrutable
Definition
Incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically
Term
Insular
Definition
Relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island;
Narrow or isolated in outlook or experience
Term
Irrevocable
Definition
Incapable of bring changed or called back
Term
Propensity
Definition
A natural inclination or predilection toward
Term
Querulous
Definition
Peevish, complaining, fretful
Term
Contraband
Definition
Illegal traffic, smuggled goods; (adj) illegal, prohibited
Term
Remonstrate
Definition
To argue w/ someone against something, protest against
Term
Repudiate
Definition
To disown, reject or deny the validity of
Term
Resilient
Definition
Able to return to an original shape of form; able to recover quickly
Term
Reverberate
Definition
To re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly
Term
Scurrilous
Definition
Coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (esp. in language), not foul-mouthed
Term
Sedulous
Definition
Persistent, showing industry and determination
Term
Sleazy
Definition
Thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean, or disreputable
Supporting users have an ad free experience!