Vocabulary Section-7 Flashcards
- ) Allay
To calm or pacify, set to rest; to lessen or relieve.
- ) Bestial
Beastlike;beastly,brutal;subhuman in intelligence and sensibility.
- ) Convivial
Festive, sociable, having fun together , genial.
- ) Coterie
A circle of aquaintances; a close-knit, often exclusive group of people with a common interest.
- ) counterpart
A person or thing closely resembling or corresponding to another; a complement.
- ) Demur
To object or take exception to; an objection
- ) effrontery
Shameless boldness, impudence.
- ) Embellish
To decorate, adorn , touch up; to improve by adding details
- ) Ephemeral
Lasting only a short time, short-lived
- ) Felicitous
Appropriate, apt, well chosen; marked by well- being or good fortune, happy.
- ) Furtive
Done slyly or stealthily,sneaky,secret,shifty;stolen.
- ) Garish
Glaring; tastelessly showy or overdecorated in a vulgar or offensive way.
- ) Illusory
Misleading, deceptive; lacking in or not based on reality.
- ) Indegent
Needy, impoverished
- ) Inordinate
Far too great, exceeding reasonable limits, excessive.
- ) Jettison
To cast overboard, get rid of as unnecessary or burdensome
- ) Misanthrope
A person who hates or despises people.
- ) pertinacious
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.
- ) picayune
Of little value or importance, paltry, measly; concerned with trifling matters, small-minded.
- ) raiment
Clothing garments
