| A | B |
|---|
| aggrandize | to increase in greatness, power or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater |
| inscrutable | impossible to see through physically; incapable of being understood |
| archetype | a perfect or typical example; an original model after which similar things are patterned |
| erudite | scholarly, learned; boorish, pedantic |
| infer | to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hint, suggest or imply |
| affable | courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to |
| amorphous | shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity or cohesion |
| gossamer | a very thin, light cloth; thin, light, delicate, insubstantial |
| aura | that which surrounds; a distinctive air or personal quality |
| insular | narrowed or isolated in outlook or experience; relating to an island |
| contraband | illegal traffic, smuggled goods; illegal, prohibited |
| sleazy | thin or flimsy in texture; cheap, shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low |
| irrevocable | incapable of being changed or called back |
| sedulous | persistent, showing industry and determination |
| remonstrated | to argue or plead with someone against something; protest |
| retrench | to cut down, reduce in scope and cost |
| resilient | able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly |
| reverberated | to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly |
| querelous | peevish, complaining, fretful |
| repudiate | to disown, reject, or deny the validity of |
| propensity | a natural inclination or bent toward |
| scurrilous | coarsely abusive, vulgar or low, foul mouthed |
