DEFINITIONS
n.) Goods that have been illegally smuggled in or out; (adj.) Prohibited, illegal, or forbidden
Contraband
Irrevocable
blame, challenge, complain
Remonstrate
Considering that this hotel is in such a nice area of town, I was really unprepared for how ____________________ the room looked. The carpet was sticky, there were holes in the walls, and the bathroom hadn’t been deep-cleaned in years.
Sleazy
AURA
the distinctive atmosphere or quality that seems to surround and be generated by a person, thing, or place.
(v.) To conclude from facts or premises
Infer
Gossamer
Friendly, good humored, sociable
Affable
Because he had never traveled more than 30 miles from his home, Brian had a(n) ___________________ outlook about how others viewed the closure of the carpet mill, which was the largest employer in his area.
Insular
Infer
to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises
an inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way.
Propensity
enlarge, increase, extend, expand, multiply, amplify, augment.
Retrench
Boost, glorify
aggrandize
Dasia’s ___________________ personality made her our first choice for the weekly trivia night at our local pizza parlor. With her on our team, there’s no way we will lose!
Erudite
QUERULOUS
(adj.) Habitually complaining, whining
(adj.) Narrow or isolated in outlook or experience
Insular
Vulnerable, sensitive, inflexible
Resilient
knowledgeable, literate, scholarly
Erudite
Because many movies have ___________________ language that is not considered appropriate for young, immature audiences, movie producers use a rating system that allows viewers to have some knowledge of what the language is like before they ever watch the movie
Scurrilous
INSCRUTABLE
(adj.) Difficult to understand or fathom
grossly indecent, foul mouthed
scurrilous
Archetype
reject
repudiate
My boss appreciates _________________________ workers a lot more than workers that he has to constantly remind to keep working.
Sedulous
amorphous
having no definite form