DEFINITIONS
to disown, reject
What is repudiate?
light, sheer, gauzy, delicate
What is gossamer?
definite form, well-defined, clear cut
What is amorphous?
Three jeweled bracelets from the seventeenth century were among the ___________________ siezed by the police.
What is contraband?
A fancy dress or nightgown might be made of this or a covered arch at prom
What is gossamer?
to find out by reasoning
What is infer?
rumble, boom, echo
What is reverberate?
inflexible, unable to recover
What is resilient?
What people thought was her __________________ of mystery was actually a mask for her shyness.
What is aura?
Someone who tricks the elderly out of their money might be described as this.
What is sleazy?
relating to, characteristic, or situated on an island... isolated
What is insular?
to build up, enhance, increase
What is aggrandize?
surly, grumpy, unfriendly
What is affable?
We tend to think of court verdicts as ___________________, but they are often overturned by higher courts.
What is irrevocable?
I tell Brigitte that she is this because she makes so many friends.
What is affable?
coarsely abusive, vulgar
What is scurrilous?
hard to understand, incomprehensible
What is inscrutable?
illiterate, uneducated, ignorant
What is erudite?
Queen Elizabeth showed a strong ______________________ for putting off decisions; she couldn't face realities.
What is propensity?
A big blob of sorts, a jellyfish is somewhat described as this.
amorphous
persistent, hard working
What is sedulous?
petulant, irritable, complaining, whining
What is querulous?
superior, first rate
What is sleazy?
Slowly, carefully, keeping his voice down, he ___________ with the employee who wanted to quit.
What is remonstrate?
A Hollywood actor or a sports star has an agent who makes him appear so much greater. What does the agent do?
What is aggrandize