Vocab Unit 7 Flashcards by Khushi Patel

to cast overboard, get rid of as unnecessary or burdensome

jettison

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syn: animalistic, loathsome

bestial

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to calm or pacify, set to rest; to lessen or relieve

allay

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ant: aggravate, exacerbate, intesify

allay

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syn: gaudy, flashy, tawdry

garish

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a circle of acquaintances a close-knit, often exclusive, group of people with a common interest

coterie

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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

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ant: assent to, consent to, accept, agree to

demur

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needy, impoverished

indigent

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syn: piddling, trifling

picayune

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done slyly or stealthily, sneaky, secret, shifty; stolen

furtive

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beastlike; beastly, brutal; subhuman in intelligence and sensibility

bestial

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syn: fun-loving, jovial, merry

convival

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ant: reasonable, equitable

inordinate

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ant: strip, mar, disfigure

embellish

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ant: important, significant, huge, gigantic

picayune

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ant: inappropriate, inept, graceless, unhappy

felicitous

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ant: shyness, diffidence, timidity

effrontery

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clothing, garments

raiment

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ant: conserve, retain, hold on to, keep

jettison

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syn: clique, set

coterie

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lasting only a short time, short-lived

ephemeral

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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