List 7

Question 1

Allay

Answer 1

(v) to calm or pacify; set to rest; to lesson or relieve

Question 2

Bestial

Answer 2

(adj) beastlike; beastly or brutal; subhuman in intelligence and/or sensibility

Question 3

Convivial

Answer 3

(adj) festive; social; genial

Question 4

Coterie

Answer 4

(n) a circle of acquaintances; a close-knit, often exclusive, group of people with a common interest

Question 5

Demur

Answer 5

(n) an objection
(v) to object to

Question 6

Ephemeral

Answer 6

(adj) lasting only a short time; short-lived

Question 7

Effrontery

Answer 7

(n) insolent behavior

Question 8

Felicitous

Answer 8

(adj) appropriate, apt, or well chosen; marked by well-being or good fortune; happy

Question 9

Furtive

Answer 9

(adj) done slyly or stealthily; sneaky, secret, or shifty

Question 10

Garish

Answer 10

(adj) glaring; tastelessly showy or over-decorated in a vulgar or offensive way

Question 11

Indigent

Answer 11

(adj) needy; impoverished

Question 12

Jettison

Answer 12

(v) to cast overboard; get rid of an unnecessary or burdensome

Question 13

Misanthrope

Answer 13

(n) a person who hates or despised other people

Question 14

Pertinacious

Answer 14

(adj) very persistent; holding firmly to a course of action or a set of beliefs; hard to get rid of; refusing to be put off or denied

Question 15

Picayune

Answer 15

(adj) of little value or importance; paltry or measly; concerned with trifling matters; small-minded