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Unit Vocabulary

Unit Vocabulary. 4. Erudite. (Adj.) scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic. Gossamer. (N.) a very thin, light cloth. (Adj.) thin; light; delicate; insubstantial. Infer. (V.) to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hint; suggest; imply. Inscrutable.

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Unit Vocabulary

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  1. UnitVocabulary 4

  2. Erudite (Adj.) scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic

  3. Gossamer (N.) a very thin, light cloth (Adj.) thin; light; delicate;insubstantial

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

  5. Inscrutable (Adj.) incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically

  6. Insular (Adj.) relating to, characteristics of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience

  7. Irrevocable (Adj.) incapable of being changed or called back

  8. Propensity (N.) a natural inclination or predilection toward

  9. Querulous (Adj.) peevish, complaining, fretful

  10. Remonstrate (V.) to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to

  11. Repudiate (V.) to disown, reject, or deny the validity of

  12. Resilient (Adj.) able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly

  13. Reverberate (V.) to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly

  14. Scurrilous (Adj.) coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed

  15. Sedulous (Adj.) persistant, showing industry and determination

  16. ~Sleazy~ (Adj.) Thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean, or disreputable.

  17. Affable (Adj.) courteous and pleasant,socialble,easy to speak to

  18. AgGRANDize (V.) to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify;to make or appear greater

  19. amorphous (Adj.) shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without unity

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

  21. CONTRABAND (N.) illegal traffic, smuggled goods

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