Vocab Unit 7 Flashcards
to cast overboard, get rid of as unnecessary or burdensome
jettison
syn: animalistic, loathsome
bestial
to calm or pacify, set to rest; to lessen or relieve
allay
ant: aggravate, exacerbate, intesify
allay
syn: gaudy, flashy, tawdry
garish
a circle of acquaintances a close-knit, often exclusive, group of people with a common interest
coterie
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
pertinacious
ant: assent to, consent to, accept, agree to
demur
needy, impoverished
indigent
syn: piddling, trifling
picayune
done slyly or stealthily, sneaky, secret, shifty; stolen
furtive
beastlike; beastly, brutal; subhuman in intelligence and sensibility
bestial
syn: fun-loving, jovial, merry
convival
ant: reasonable, equitable
inordinate
ant: strip, mar, disfigure
embellish
ant: important, significant, huge, gigantic
picayune
ant: inappropriate, inept, graceless, unhappy
felicitous
ant: shyness, diffidence, timidity
effrontery
clothing, garments
raiment
ant: conserve, retain, hold on to, keep
jettison
syn: clique, set
coterie
lasting only a short time, short-lived
ephemeral
syn: match
counterpart
far too great, exceeding reasonable limits, excessive
inordinate
ant: subdued, muted, understated, quiet
garish
appropriate, apt, well chosen; marked by well-being or good fortune, happy
felicitous
syn: chutzpah, nerve, impertinence, cheek
effrontery
a person who hates or despises people
misanthrope
to object or take exception to; an objection
demur
ant: actual, real, factual, objective
illusory
syn: people-hater
misanthrope
syn: garnish
embellish
syn: reduce, alleviate, moderate
allay
ant: durable, long-lasting, permanent, perpetual
ephemeral
syn: cast off, discard, dump, junk
jettison
misleading, deceptive; lacking in or not based on reality
illusory
shameless boldness, impudence
effrontery
syn: covert, surreptitious
furtive
syn: transient, evanescent, transitory
ephemeral
a person or thing closely resembling or corresponding to another; a complement
counterpart
ant: aboveboard, open
furtive
syn: penniless, poverty-stricken, destitute
indigent
syn: stubborn, determined
pertinacious
ant: dour, sullen, unsociable
convival
festive, sociable, having fun together, genial
convival
syn: exorbitant, extravagant
inordinate
ant: human, clement, virtuous, upright
bestial
syn: fortunate, well- put
felicitous
syn: specious, spurious, imaginary
illusory
of little value or importance, paltry, measly; concerned with trifling matters, small-minded
picayune
ant: affluent, prosperous
indigent
syn: apparel, attire
raiment
to decorate, adorn, touch up; to improve by adding details
embellish
syn: protest, object to
demur
glaring; tastelessly showy or overdecorated in a vulgar or offensive way
garish
