English 11 Vocab 4.1

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.)

without definite shape
aura (n.)

that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality
contraband (n.)

illegal goods, smuggled items
erudite (adj.)

scholarly, bookish, learned
gossamer (n. and adj.)

thin, light, delicate material
infer (v.)

to draw a conclusion from what one hears
inbscrutable (adj.)

incapable of being understood; impossible to see through
insular (adj.)

isolated, situated on an island, narrow in experience

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English 11 Vocab 4.1

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English 11 Vocab

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