Vocab Set #7

Question 1

Allay (v.)

Answer 1

• To calm or pacify, set to rest; to lessen or relieve.
• Reduce, alleviate, moderate

Question 2

Bestial (adj.)

Answer 2

• Beastlike; beastly, brutal; subhuman in intelligence and sensibility
• Animal, depraved, loathsome

Question 3

Convivial (adj.)

Answer 3

• Festive, sociable, having fun together, genial
• Fun-loving, jovial, merry

Question 4

Coterie (n.)

Answer 4

• A circle of acquaintances; a close-knit, often exclusive, group of people with a common interest
• Clique, set

Question 5

Counterpart (n.)

Answer 5

• A person or thing closely resembling or corresponding to another; a complement
• Match

Question 6

Demur (v.)

Answer 6

• to object or take exception to; (n.) an objection.
• protest, object to

Question 7

Effrontery (n.)

Answer 7

• Shameless boldness, impudence
• gall, chutzpah, nerve, impertinence, cheek

Question 8

Embellish (v.)

Answer 8

• to decorate, adorn, touch up; to improve by adding details
• ornament, garnish

Question 9

Ephemeral (adj.)

Answer 9

• lasting only a short time, short-lived
• fleeting, transient, evanescent, transitory

Question 10

Felicitous (adj.)

Answer 10

• appropriate, apt, well chosen; marked by well-being or good fortune, happy
• fortunate, well-put

Question 11

Furtive (adj.)

Answer 11

• done slyly or stealthily, sneaky, secret, shifty; stolen
• clandestine, covert, surreptitious

Question 12

Garish (adj.)

Answer 12

• glaring; tastelessly showy or overdecorated in a vulgar or offensive way
• gaudy, flashy, tawdry

Question 13

Illusory (adj.)

Answer 13

• misleading, deceptive; lacking in or not based on reality
• specious, spurious, fanciful, imaginary

Question 14

Indigent (adj.)

Answer 14

• needy, impoverished
• penniless, poverty-stricken, destitute

Question 15

Inordinate (adj.)

Answer 15

• far too great, exceeding reasonable limits, excessive
• exorbitant, extravagant

Question 16

Jettison (v.)

Answer 16

• to cast overboard, get rid of as unnecessary or burdensome
• cast off, discard, dump, junk, abandon

Question 17

Misanthrope (n.)

Answer 17

• a person who hates or despises people
• people-hater

Question 18

Pertinacious (adj.)

Answer 18

• 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
• stubborn, dogged, determined

Question 19

Picayune (adj.)

Answer 19

• of little value or importance, paltry, measly; concerned with trifling matters, small-minded
• inconsequential, piddling, trifling

Question 20

Raiment (n.)

Answer 20

• clothing, garments
• apparel, attire