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Vocabulary

Vocabulary . Unit 4. aggrandize. to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater. c ontraband . illegal traffic, smuggled goods; illegal, prohibited. repudiate. to disown, reject, or deny the validity of. infer.

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Vocabulary

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  1. Vocabulary Unit 4

  2. aggrandize • to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater

  3. contraband • illegal traffic, smuggled goods; illegal, prohibited

  4. repudiate • to disown, reject, or deny the validity of

  5. infer • to find out be reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hint, suggest, imply

  6. irrevocable • incapable of being changed or called back

  7. insular • relating to, characteristic of, or situation on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience

  8. erudite • scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic

  9. resilient • Able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly

  10. gossamer • thin, light, delicate, insubstantial; a very thin, light cloth

  11. propensity • a natural inclination or predilection toward

  12. scurrilous • coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed

  13. remonstrate • to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to

  14. sedulous • persistent, showing industry and determination

  15. inscrutable • incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically

  16. affable • courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to

  17. querulous • peevish, complaining, fretful

  18. amorphous • shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion

  19. reverberate • to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly

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

  21. sleazy • thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean, or disreputable

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