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affable
(agj.) courteous and pleasant
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aggrandize
(v.) to increase in power, greatness, or wealth
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amorphous
(adj.) shapeless, without definite form
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aura
(n.) 1. that which surrounds 2. a distinctive air or personal quality
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contraband
(n.) illegal traffic, smuggled goods
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erudite
(adj.) scholarly, learned
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gossamer
- (adj.) thin, light delicate, insubstantial
- (n.) a very thin, light cloth
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infer (-ring/-red)
(v.) to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought
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inscrutable
(adj.) 1. incapable of being understood 2. impossible to see through physically
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insular
(adj.) narrow or isolated in outlook or experience
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irrevocable
(adj.) incapable of being changed or called back
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propensity
(n.) a natural inclination
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querulous
(adj.) peevish, complaining, fretful, petulant, touchy, cranky
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remonstrate
(v.) to argue or plead with someone against something
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repudiate
(v.) to disown, reject, or deny the validity of
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resilient
(adj.) able to return to an original shape or form
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reverberate
(v.) to re-echo
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scurrilous
(adj.) abusive, vulgar, foul-mouthed
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sedulous
(adj.) persistent
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sleazy
(adj.) 1. thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy 2. ethically low, disreputable
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