| 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 | an original model after which similar things are patterned; a perfect or typical example |
| erudite | scholarly, learned; boorish, pendantic |
| infer | to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion the basis of thought; to hint, suggest, imply |
| affable | courteous and pleasant, easy to speak to, sociable |
| amorphous | shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type of character; without organization or unity |
| gossamer | thin, light, delicate, insubstantial; a very thin light cloth |
| aura | that which surrounds (an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality |
| insular | narrow or isolated in outlook or experience |
| contraband | illegal traffic; smuggled goods; illegal or prohibited |
| sleazy | thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy, or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean or disreputable |
| irrevocable | incapable of being changed or called back |
| sedulous | persistent, showing industry or determination |
| remonstrate | to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to |
| retrench | to cut down, reduce in scope and cost |
| resilient | able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly |
| reverberate | to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly |
| querulous | peevish, complaining, fretful |
| repudiate | to disown, reject, or deny the validity of |
| propensity | a natural inclination, bent toward |
| scurrilous | coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed |
