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affable
adj. courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to
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affable
genial, amicable, cordial (syn.)
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affable
surly, cantankerous, dour, inhospitable (ant.)
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aggrandize
v. to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater
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aggrandize
augment, amplify, enhance, exalt (syn.)
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aggrandize
reduce, decrease, diminish (ant.)
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amorphous
adj. shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion
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amorphous
formless, unstructured, inchoate (syn.)
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amorphous
definite, well-defined, clear-out (ant.)
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archetype
n. an original model on which something was patterned or replicated; the ideal example of a particular type of person or thing
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archetype
model, prototype, epitome (syn.)
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aura
n. that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality
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aura
ambience, atmosphere (syn.)
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contraband
n. illegal traffic, smuggled goods
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contraband
adj. illegal, prohibited
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contraband
bootleg, unlawful (syn.)
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contraband
legal, lawful, licit (ant.)
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erudite
adj. scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic
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erudite
profoundly educated, well-read (syn.)
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erudite
ignorant, uneducated, illiterate (ant.)
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gossamer
adj. thin, light, delicate, insubstantial
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gossamer
n. a very thin, light cloth
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gossamer
filmy, diaphanous, sheer, airy, feathery, gauzy (syn.)
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gossamer
dense, solid, massive (ant.)
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inscrutable
adj. incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically
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inscrutable
impenetrable, incomprehensible, enigmatic (syn.)
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inscrutable
comprehensible, intelligible, penetrable (ant.)
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insular
adj. relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience
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insular
narrow-minded, parochial, provincial (syn.)
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insular
catholic, cosmopolitan, liberal (ant.)
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irrevocable
adj. incapable of being changed or called back
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irrevocable
unrecallable, unalterable (syn.)
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irrevocable
reversible, changeable (ant.)
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propensity
n. a natural inclination or predilection toward
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propensity
natural bent, proclivity, penchant (syn.)
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propensity
natural incapacity or inability (ant.)
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querulous
adj. peevish, complaining, fretful
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querulous
petulant, irritable (syn.)
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querulous
uncomplaining, stoical (ant.)
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remonstrate
v. to argue with someone against something, protest against
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remonstrate
reason against, expostulate (syn.)
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repudiate
v. to disown, reject, or deny the validity of
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repudiate
disavow, renounce (syn.)
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repudiate
avow, affirm, aver (ant.)
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resilient
adj. able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly
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resilient
springy, elastic (syn.)
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resilient
rigid, stiff, inflexible (ant.)
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reverberate
v. to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly
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reverberate
rumble, thunder, boom, echo (syn.)
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scurrilous
adj. coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed
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scurrilous
obscene, filthy, abusive, vituperative (syn.)
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scurrilous
decorous, seemly, tasteful, dignified (ant.)
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sedulous
adj. persistent, showing industry and determination
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sedulous
assiduous, indefatigable (syn.)
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sedulous
indolent, listless (ant.)
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sleazy
adj. thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean, or disreputable
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sleazy
inferior, cheesy (syn.)
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sleazy
superior, first-rate (ant.)
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