Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary: Level F: Unit 4

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1. affable (adj.) courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to 10. insular (adj.) relating to, characteristic of, or situated
speak to on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or
experience
SYNONYMS: genial, amicable, cordial
ANTONYMS: surly, cantankerous, dour, SYNONYMS: narrow-minded, parochial,
inhospitable provincial
ANTONYMS: catholic, cosmopolitan, liberal
2. aggrandize (v.) to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to
build up or intensify; to make appear greater 11. irrevocable (adj.) incapable of being changed or called
back
SYNONYMS: augment, amplify, enhance, exalt
ANTONYMS: reduce, decrease, diminish SYNONYMS: unrecallable, unalterable
ANTONYMS: reversible, changeable
3. amorphous (adj.) shapeless, without definite form; of no
particular type or character; without 12. propensity (n.) a natural inclination or predilection toward
organization, unity, or cohesion
The young boy has a propensity for tantrums.
SYNONYMS: formless, unstructured, inchoate Whenever something doesn't go his way, he
ANTONYMS: has a major meltdown.
4. archetype (n.) an original model on which something was
SYNONYMS: natural bent, proclivity, penchant
patterned or replicated; the ideal example of a
ANTONYMS: natural incapacity or inability
particular type of person or thing
13. querulous (adj.) peevish, complaining, fretful
SYNONYMS: model, prototype, epitome
SYNONYMS: petulant, irritable
5. aura (n.) that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a
ANTONYMS: uncomplaining, stoical
distinctive air or personal quality
14. remonstrate (v.) to argue or plead with someone against
SYNONYMS: ambience, atmosphere something, protest against, object to
6. contraband (n.) illegal traffic, smuggled goods; (adj.) illegal,
SYNONYMS: reason against, expostulate
prohibited
15. repudiate (v.) to disown, reject, or deny the validity of
SYNONYMS: (adj.) bootleg, unlawful
ANTONYMS: (adj.) legal, lawful, licit SYNONYMS: disavow, renounce
ANTONYMS: avow, affirm, aver
7. erudite (adj.) scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic
16. resilient (adj.) able to return to an original shape or
SYNONYMS: profoundly educated, well-read form; able to recover quickly
ANTONYMS: ignorant, uneducated, illiterate
SYNONYMS: springy, elastic
8. gossamer (adj.) thin, light, delicate, insubstantial; (n.) a very
ANTONYMS: rigid, stiff, inflexable
thin, light cloth
17. reverberate (v.) to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be
SYNONYMS: (adj.) filmy, diaphanous, sheer, airy, reflected repeatedly
feathery, gauzy
ANTONYMS: (adj.) dense, solid, massive SYNONYMS: rumble, thunder, boom, echo
9. inscrutable (adj.) incapable of being understood; impossible 18. scurrilous (adj.) coarsely abusive, vulgar or low
to see through physically (especially in language), foul-mouthed

SYNONYMS: impenetrable, incomprehensible, SYNONYMS: obscene, filthy, abusive,

enigmatic vituperative
ANTONYMS: comprehensible, intelligible, ANTONYMS: decorous, seemly, tasteful,
penetrable dignified
19. sedulous (adj.) persistent, showing industry and determination

SYNONYMS: assiduous, indefatigable

ANTONYMS: indolent, listless
20. sleazy (adj.) thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean, or disreputable

SYNONYMS: inferior, cheezy

ANTONYMS: superior, first-rate