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SAT Vocabulary Unit 4

SAT Vocabulary Unit 4. Shostak, Jerome. Vocabulary Workshop. Sadlier-Oxford.NY. 2005. affable. http://www2.warnerbros.com/friendstv/img/friends_index.jpg. affable. Adjective: Courteous, pleasant Sociable Easy to speak to Genial Cordial Amicable Agreeable. aggrandize.

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SAT Vocabulary Unit 4

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  1. SAT Vocabulary Unit 4 Shostak, Jerome. Vocabulary Workshop. Sadlier-Oxford.NY. 2005.

  2. affable http://www2.warnerbros.com/friendstv/img/friends_index.jpg

  3. affable • Adjective: Courteous, pleasant • Sociable • Easy to speak to • Genial • Cordial • Amicable • Agreeable

  4. aggrandize donald-trump-news.newslib.com/

  5. aggrandize • Verb: to increase in greatness, power or wealth • To build up or intensify • To make appear greater • Augment • Amplify • Enhance • Exalt

  6. amorphous http://www.ibase.ru/images/blob.jpg

  7. amorphous • Adjective: Shapeless • Without definite form • No particular type or character • Without organization, unity or cohesion • Nebulous • Unstructured • Inchoate

  8. aura http://www.the-reflectory.com/aura.jpg

  9. aura • Noun: that which surrounds (as an atmosphere) • A distinctive air of personal quality • Ambience • Atmosphere

  10. contraband http://www.erowid.org/library/books/images/moonshiners_bootleggers.jpg

  11. contraband • Noun: illegal traffic; smuggled goods. • Adjective: illegal, prohibited • Illicit • Bootleg • Unlawful

  12. erudite http://tvnewslies.org/donate/images/uploads/Hawkings.jpg

  13. erudite • Adjective: scholarly, learned • Bookish • Pedantic • Profoundly educated • Well-read

  14. gossamer http://www.worth1000.com/entries/42500/42644Xd20_w.jpg

  15. gossamer • Adjective: thin, light, delicate • Insubstantial • Filmy, sheer, airy • Diaphanous • Feathery, guazy • Noun: a very thin, light cloth

  16. infer http://www.accd.edu/sac/lrc/john/search14.gif

  17. infer • Verb: to find out by reasoning • To arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought • To hint , suggest, or imply • Gather, deduce • Presume, guess • Speculate

  18. inscrutable http://xpipe.sourceforge.net/Images/RubicsCube.gif

  19. inscrutable • Adjective: incapable of being understood • Impossible to see through physically • Impenetrable • Incomprehensible • Enigmatic

  20. insular http://www.cartoonstock.com/newscartoons/cartoonists/sri/lowres/srin31l.jpg

  21. insular • Adjective: like, related to, or situated on and island • Narrow or isolated in outlook or experience • Parochial • Provincial

  22. irrevocable http://www.newyorkled.com/special_events/New-Year/Father-Time.gif

  23. irrevocable • Adjective: incapable of being changed or called back • Irreversible • Unalterable • Permanent

  24. propensity http://www.wpclipart.com/animals/S/Sloth.png

  25. propensity • Noun: a natural inclination or predilection toward • Proclivity • Natural bent • Penchant

  26. querulous http://www.ecu.edu/english/tcr/art/Scrooge.jpg

  27. querulous • Adjective: peevish • Complaining • Fretful • Petulant • Touchy • Cranky • Irritable

  28. remonstrate http://www.rochesterliving.com/cards/frederick-douglass.jpg

  29. remonstrate • Verb: to argue or plead with someone against something • Protest against ; object to • Expostulate • Reason against

  30. repudiate http://www.brothersjudd.com/reviews/images/manwithoutacountry.gif

  31. repudiate • Verb: to disown, reject, or deny the validity or • Disavow • Abjure • Renounce

  32. resilient http://es.geocities.com/heroecom/weblog/feb05/plas8.jpg

  33. resilient • Adjective: able to return to an original shape or form • Able to recover quickly • Springy • Elastic • Buoyant • Bouncy

  34. reverberate http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/images/echo_launch_1200.jpg

  35. reverberate • Verb: to re-echo, to resound • To reflect or be reflected repeatedly • Rumble • Thunder • Boom • Echo

  36. scurrilous http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/images/echo_launch_1200.jpg

  37. scurrilous • Adjective: coarsely abusive • Vulgar or low (esp. in language) • Foul-mouthed • Obscene • Filthy • Abusive • Vituperative

  38. sedulous http://www.alertacademy.com/service/deploy/disaster/images/dennis1.jpg

  39. sedulous • Adjective: persistent • Showing industry and determination • Assiduous • Tireless • indefatigable

  40. sleazy http://www.rottal-inn.de/theater/navigation/bilder/spiel-irma-f.jpg

  41. sleazy • Adjective: thin or flimsy in texture • Cheap • Shoddy or inferior in quality or character • Ethically low, mean, or disreputable • Tawdry, tatty

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