Level F
Unit 4
Adjective
Definition: courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to
Synonyms: genial, amicable, cordial
Antonyms: surly, cantankerous, dour, inhospitable
Sentence: He was finding the general a most thoughtful and affable host, a true cosmopolite.
AFFABLE
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Verb
Definition: to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater
Synonyms: augment, amplify, enhance, exalt
Antonyms: reduce, decrease, diminish
Sentence: Donald Trump has worked to aggrandize his empire by purchasing properties, hotels and golf courses in many different cities and countries.
AGGRANDIZE
Noun
Definition: an original model on which something was patterned or replicated; the ideal example of a particular type of person or thing
Synonyms: model, prototype, epitome
Sentence: Sherlock Homes was an archetype of a clever detective who always solves the case and was the model for many television detectives such as: The Scooby Doo Gang and Adrian Monk.
ARCHETYPE
Noun
Definition: that which surrounds (as atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality
Synonyms: ambience, atmosphere
Sentence: Darth Vader’s aura surrounded Luke Skywalker with a powerful feeling of the Dark Side.
AURA
Noun or Adjective
Definition: (n.) illegal traffic, smuggled goods; (adj.) illegal, prohibited
Synonyms: (adj.) bootleg, unlawful
Antonyms: (adj.) legal, lawful, licit
Sentence: Pirated movies and music are illegal and are considered contraband subject to stiff fines.
CONTRABAND
Verb
Definition: to fine out by reasoning to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hint, suggest, imply
Synonyms: gather, deduce, presume, guess, speculate
Sentence: I can infer from this cartoon that it is hot outside.
INFER
Adjective
Definition: incapable of being changed or called back
Synonyms: irreversible, unrecallable, unalterable
Antonyms: reversible, changeable
Sentence: Even now irrevocable damage may have been done to the ecosystems on which we all ultimately depend that nature will be incapable of changing.
IRREVOCABLE
BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Noun
Definition: a natural inclination or predilection toward
Synonyms: natural bent, proclivity, penchant
Antonyms: natural incapacity or inability
Sentence: Men, unfortunately, have a slight increased propensity towards baldness.
PROPENSITY
Adjective
Definition: able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly
Synonyms: springy, elastic, buoyant, bouncy
Antonyms: rigid, stiff, inflexible, unyielding
Sentence: A resilient ice strengthen hull allows ice cutters to navigate frozen waters.
RESILIENT
Verb
Definition: to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly
Synonyms: rumble, thunder, boom, echo
Sentence: The man in Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart,” thought he could hear the heart of the old man reverberating underneath the boards where he buried him.
REVERBERATE
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