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