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| 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 of character; without organization, unity, or cohesion. |
| Archetype | (n.) – an original model after which similar things are patterned; a perfect or typical example. |
| Aura | (n.) – that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality. |
| Erudite | (adj.) – scholarly, learned; boorish, 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.) – impossible to see through physically; incapable of being understood. |
| 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 bent 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. |
| Retrench | (v.) – to cut down, reduce in scope and cost. |
| Reverberate | (v.) – to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly. |
| Scurrilous | (adj.) – coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed. |
| Sedulous | (adj.) – persistent, show industry and determination. |
| Sleazy | (adj.) – thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy, or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean or disreputable. |
| Contraband | (n.) – illegal traffic, smuggled goods; (adj.) illegal, prohibited |
