DEFINITIONS
to disown, reject
What is repudiate?
filmy, sheer, gauzy
What is gossamer?
definite, well-defined, clear cut
What is amorphous?
Three jeweled combs from the seventeenth century were among the ___________________ siezed by the police.
What is contraband?
A fancy dress or nightgown might be made of this.
What is gossamer?
original model; ideal example of a type of person or thing
What is archetype?
rumble, boom, echo
What is reverberate?
rigid, stiff, inflexible
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... narrow
What is insular?
amplify, 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?
Mrs. Benton would like to be described as this.
What is affable?
coarsely abusive, vulgar
What is scurrilous?
enigmatic, incomprehensible, unreadable
What is inscrutable?
illiterate, uneducated, ignorant
What is erudite?
Queen Elizabeth showed a strong ______________________ for putting off decisions in the hopes that they would resolve themselves.
What is propensity?
A jelly fish would be this.
What is amorphous?
persistent, showing industry and determination
What is sedulous?
petulant, irritable, complaining
What is querulous?
superior, first rate
What is sleazy?
Slowly, carefully, keeping his voice down, he argued with the caller as one mighy ______________ with a child.
What is remonstrate?
Someone with a doctorate would be described in this way.
What is erudite?