Level F

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• Level F
• Unit 4

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Affable

• 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.

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Aggrandize

• 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.

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Archetype

• 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.

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Aura

• Noun
• Definition that which surrounds (as
  atmosphere) a distinctive air or personal
  quality
• Synonyms ambience, atmosphere
• Sentence Darth Vaders aura surrounded Luke
  Skywalker with a powerful feeling of the Dark
  Side.

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contraband

• 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.

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Infer

• 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.

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Irrevocable

• 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.

BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Propensity

• 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.

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resilient

• 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.

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reverberate

• Verb
• Definition to re-echo, resound to reflect or
  be reflected repeatedly
• Synonyms rumble, thunder, boom, echo
• Sentence The man in Poes The Tell-Tale
  Heart, thought he could hear the heart of the
  old man reverberating underneath the boards where
  he buried him.