AP L&C Unit 7 Flashcards
bestial
adj
beastlike; beastly, brutal; subhuman in intelligence and sensibility
S: animalistic
A: human
This BESTIAL creature that existed in Jonny’s mind would haunt every action that Jonny did.
allay
v
to calm or pacify, set to rest; to lessen or relieve
S: alleviate
A: aggravate
Jonny couldn’t ALLAY his fear of the monster in his head
convivial
adj
festive, sociable, having fun together, genial
S: jovial
A: sullen
Whenever Jonny would be CONVIVIAL with friends, the monster would make him think of a scary thought, freaking Jonny out and confusing the friends.
coterie
n
a circle of acquaintances; a close-knit, often exclusive, group of people with a common interest
S: clique
This COTERIE of Jonny’s decided that it was time to end the monster.
counterpart
n
a person or thing closely remembering or corresponding to another; a complement
S: match
The friends figured that for every monster, there must be a happy creature COUNTERPART, and obviously there had to be one in Jonny’s mind.
demur
v/n
(v) to object or take objection to
(n) an objection
S: protest
A: accept
However, when Jonny’s friends told him of the plan to find the happy cr
effrontery
n
shameless boldness, impudence
S: chutzpah
A: shyness
However, Jonny’s friends possessed EFFRONTERY and decided to go with the plan anyway.
embellish
v
to decorate, adorn, touch up; to improve by adding details
S: adorn
A: strip
The friends EMBELLISHED a tiny movable camera with brownie batter so that it was within a brownie.
ephemeral
adj
lasting only a short time, short-lived
S: transient
A: permanent
However, the camera would only work to
felicitous
adj
appropriate, apt, well chosen; marked by well-being or good fortune, happy
S: fortunate
A: inappropriate
The APPROPRIATE time to give Jonny the brownie was right before sleep, so the friends had Jonny’s sister do so.
furtive
adj
done sully or stealthily, sneaky, secret, shifty; stolen
S: sneaky
A: aboveboard
When Jonny fell asleep, the friends sneakily turned on the camera and started flying it around Jonny’s internal body.
garish
adj
glaring, tastelessly showy or over decorated in a vulgar or offensive way
S: gaudy
A: understated
They definitely found the monster, looking ugly and GARISH near Jonny’s spinal cord.
illusory
adj
misleading, deceptive; lacking in or not based on reality
S: imaginary
A: actual
However, the group found it ILLUSORY because the happy creature was not at the other end of the spinal cord (so not the opposite); where could it be?!
indigent
adj
needy, impoverished
S: destitute
A: affluent
The happy creature was actually found, down and INDIGENT, in one of Jonny’s lungs.
inordinate
adj
far too great, exceeding t
