| A | B |
|---|
| affable | (adj) courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to |
| aggrandize | (v) to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater |
| amorphous | (adj) shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion |
| aura | (n) that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality |
| contraband | (n) illegal traffic, smuggled goods; (adj) illegal, prohibited |
| erudite | (adj) scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic |
| gossamer | (adj) thin, light, delicate, insubstantial; (n) a very thin, light cloth |
| infer | (v) to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hint, suggest, imply |
| inscrutable | (adj) incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically |
| insular | (adj) relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience |
| irrevocable | (adj) incapable of being changed or called back |
| propensity | (n) a natural inclination or predilection toward |
| querulous | (adj) peevish, complaining, fretful |
| remonstrate | (v) to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to |
| repudiate | (v) to disown, reject, or deny the validity of |
| resilient | (adj) able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly |
| reverberate | (v) to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly |
| scurrilous | (adj) coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language) |
| sedulous | (adj) persistent, showing industry and determination |
| sleazy | (adj) thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean, or disreputable |
