Vocab 7

Question 1

Bestial

Answer 1

beastlike in gratifying one’s sensual desires; carnal; debased

Question 2

Circumvent

Answer 2

to go around or bypass

Question 3

Convivial

Answer 3

Friendly; agreeable

Question 4

Coterie

Answer 4

a group of people who associate closely

Question 5

Debacle

Answer 5

a general breakup or dispersion; sudden downfall or rout

Question 6

Demur

Answer 6

to make objection, especially on the grounds of scruples; take exception; object

Question 7

Effrontery

Answer 7

shameless or impudent boldness; barefaced audacity

Question 8

Embellish

Answer 8

to beautify by or as if by ornamentation; ornament; adorn

Question 9

Ephemeral

Answer 9

lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory

Question 10

Felicitous

Answer 10

having a special ability for suitable manner or expression, as a person

Question 11

Furtive

Answer 11

taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret

Question 12

Garish

Answer 12

excessively ornate or elaborate, as buildings or writings

Question 13

Indignant

Answer 13

feeling, characterized by, or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base

Question 14

Inordinate

Answer 14

not within proper or reasonable limits; immoderate; excessive

Question 15

Misanthrope

Answer 15

A hater of humankind

Question 16

Pertinacious

Answer 16

holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute

Question 17

Propinquity

Answer 17

nearness in place; proximity

Question 18

Raiment

Answer 18

clothing; apparel; attire

Question 19

Recondite

Answer 19

dealing with very profound, difficult, or abstruse subject matter

Question 20

Sardonic

Answer 20

characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering

Question 21

Wraith

Answer 21

an apparition of a living person supposed to portend his or her death

Question 22

Allay

Answer 22

to lessen or relieve; mitigate; alleviate: