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| to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater |
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| shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type of character; without organization, unity, or cohesion |
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| that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality |
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| illegal traffic, smuggled goods; (adj) illegal, prohibited |
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| scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic |
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| thin, light, delicate, insubstantial; (n) a very thing, light cloth |
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to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of
thought; to hint, suggest, imply |
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| incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically |
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| relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience |
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| incapable of being changed or called back |
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| a natural inclination or predilection toward |
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| peevish, complaining, fretful |
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to argue or plead with someone against something, to protest
against, object to |
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| to disown, reject, or deny the validity of |
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| able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly |
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| to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly |
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coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foul-
mouthed |
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| persistent, showing industry or determination |
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| thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy of inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean, or disreputable |
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