Vocabulary Word Builder
Unit 4 Vocabulary Workshop
Name_________________
Word
Meaning
Mnemonic
(adj.) courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to
Affable
Aggrandize
Archetype
Aura
Synonyms: Genial, amicable, cordial
Antonyms: Surly, cantankerous, dour, inhospitable
(v.) 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
(n.) 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
(n.) that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or
personal quality
Synonyms: ambiance, atmosphere
(n.) illegal traffic, smuggled goods; (adj.) illegal, prohibited
Contraband
Infer
Synonyms: bootleg, unlawful
Antonyms: legal, lawful, licit
(v.) to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of
thought; to hint, suggest, imply
Synonyms: gather, deduce, presume, guess, speculate
(adj.) incapable of being changed or called back
Irrevocable
Synonyms: unrecallable, unalterable
Antonyms: reversible, changeable
(n.) a natural inclination or predilection toward
Propensity
Resilient
Synonyms: Natural bent, proclivity, penchant
Antonyms: natural incapacity or inability
(adj.) able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover
quickly
Synonyms: Springy, elastic
Antonyms: rigid, stiff, inflexible
(v.) to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly
Reverberate
Synonyms: rumble, thunder, boom, echo