Vocabulary Section-7

Question 1

1. ) Allay

Answer 1

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

Question 2

2. ) Bestial

Answer 2

Beastlike;beastly,brutal;subhuman in intelligence and sensibility.

Question 3

3. ) Convivial

Answer 3

Festive, sociable, having fun together , genial.

Question 4

4. ) Coterie

Answer 4

A circle of aquaintances; a close-knit, often exclusive group of people with a common interest.

Question 5

5. ) counterpart

Answer 5

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

Question 6

6. ) Demur

Answer 6

To object or take exception to; an objection

Question 7

7. ) effrontery

Answer 7

Shameless boldness, impudence.

Question 8

8. ) Embellish

Answer 8

To decorate, adorn , touch up; to improve by adding details

Question 9

9. ) Ephemeral

Answer 9

Lasting only a short time, short-lived

Question 10

10. ) Felicitous

Answer 10

Appropriate, apt, well chosen; marked by well- being or good fortune, happy.

Question 11

11. ) Furtive

Answer 11

Done slyly or stealthily,sneaky,secret,shifty;stolen.

Question 12

12. ) Garish

Answer 12

Glaring; tastelessly showy or overdecorated in a vulgar or offensive way.

Question 13

13. ) Illusory

Answer 13

Misleading, deceptive; lacking in or not based on reality.

Question 14

14. ) Indegent

Answer 14

Needy, impoverished

Question 15

15. ) Inordinate

Answer 15

Far too great, exceeding reasonable limits, excessive.

Question 16

16. ) Jettison

Answer 16

To cast overboard, get rid of as unnecessary or burdensome

Question 17

17. ) Misanthrope

Answer 17

A person who hates or despises people.

Question 18

18. ) pertinacious

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.

Question 19

19. ) picayune

Answer 19

Of little value or importance, paltry, measly; concerned with trifling matters, small-minded.

Question 20

20. ) raiment

Answer 20

Clothing garments