Unit 7 vocabulary

Question 1

allay

Answer 1

(v.) to calm or pacify; set to rest; to lessen or relieve

SYNONYMS: reduce, alleviate, moderate
ANTONYMS: aggravate, exacerbate, intensify

Question 2

bestial

Answer 2

(adj.) beastlike; beastly; brutal; subhuman in intelligence and sensibility

SYNONYMS: animalistic, loathsome
ANTONYMS: human, clement, virtuous, upright

Question 3

convivial

Answer 3

(adj.) festive, sociable, having fun together, genial

SYNONYMS: fun-loving, jovial, merry
ANTONYMS: dour, sullen, unsociable

Question 4

coterie

Answer 4

(n.) a circle of acquaintances; a close-knit, often exclusive, group of people with a common interest

SYNONYMS: clique, set

Question 5

counterpart

Answer 5

(n.) a person or thing closely resembling or corresponding to another; a complement

SYNONYM: match

Question 6

demur

Answer 6

(v.) to object or take exception to; (n.) an objection

SYNONYMS: (v.) protest, object to
ANTONYMS: (v.) assent to, consent to, accept, agree to

Question 7

effrontery

Answer 7

(n.) shameless boldness, impudence

SYNONYMS: chutzpah, nerve, impertinence, cheek
ANTONYMS: shyness, diffidence, timidity

Question 8

embellish

Answer 8

(v.) to decorate, adorn, touch up; to improve by adding details

SYNONYM: garnish
ANTONYMS: strip, mar, disfigure

Question 9

ephemeral

Answer 9

(adj.) lasting only a short time, short-lived

SYNONYMS: transient, evanescent, transitory
ANTONYMS: durable, long-lasting, permanent, perpetual

Question 10

felicitous

Answer 10

(adj.) appropriate, apt, well chosen; marked by well-being or good fortune, happy

SYNONYMS: fortunate, well-put
ANTONYMS: inappropriate, inept, graceless, unhappy

Question 11

furtive

Answer 11

(adj.) done slyly or stealthily, sneaky, secret, shifty; stolen

SYNONYMS: covert, surreptitious
ANTONYMS: aboveboard, open

Question 12

garish

Answer 12

(adj.) glaring; tastelessly showy or overdecorated in a vulgar or offensive way

SYNONYMS: gaudy, flashy, tawdry
ANTONYMS: subdued, muted, understated, quiet

Question 13

illusory

Answer 13

(adj.) misleading, deceptive; lacking in or not based on reality

SYNONYMS: specious, spurious, imaginary
ANTONYMS: actual, real, factual, objective

Question 14

indigent

Answer 14

(adj.) needy, impoverished

SYNONYMS: penniless, poverty-stricken, destitute
ANTONYMS: affluent, prosperous

Question 15

inordinate

Answer 15

(adj.) far too great, exceeding reasonable limits, excessive

SYNONYMS: exorbitant, extravagant
ANTONYMS: reasonable, equitable

Question 16

jettison

Answer 16

(v.) to cast overboard, get rid of as unnecessary or burdensome

SYNONYMS: cast off, discard, dump, junk
ANTONYMS: conserve, retain, hold on to, keep

Question 17

misanthrope

Answer 17

(n.) a person who hates or despises people

SYNONYM: people-hater

Question 18

pertinacious

Answer 18

(adj.) 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

SYNONYMS: stubborn, determined

Question 19

picayune

Answer 19

(adj.) of little value or importance, paltry, measly; concerned with trifling matters, small-minded

SYNONYMS: piddling, trifling
ANTONYMS: important, significant, huge, gigantic

Question 20

raiment

Answer 20

(n.) clothing, garments

SYNONYMS: apparel, attire