| A | B |
|---|
| affable | courteous & pleasant |
| aggrandize | to increase in greatness, power, and wealth |
| Amorphous | shapeless, without unity |
| Aura | that which surrounds; a distinctive personality |
| Contraband | illegal traffic, smuggled goods |
| erudite | scholarly, learned, bookish |
| gossamer | thin, light, delicate; a very thin cloth |
| infer | to find out by reasoning |
| inscrutable | uncap able of being understood impossible to see through |
| insular | relating to; characteristic of; Narrow outlook |
| irrevocable | Incapable of being changed or called back |
| propensity | a natural inclination |
| querulous | peevish; complaining |
| remonstrate | to argue, protest |
| repudiate | to disown; reject; or deny the validity of |
| resilient | able to return to an original slip or form; able to recover quickly |
| reverberate | to re-echo, resound; reflect or be reflected repeatedly |
| scurrilous | coarsely abusive, vulg.-or low (especially in language), foul mouthed |
| sedulous | persistent, slurring industry and determination |
| sleazy | thin or flimsy indenture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality |
