Vocabulary Unit 7

Question 0

Bestial

Answer 0

Of, or pertaining to, or having the form of a beast; subhuman in intelligence and sensibility, brutal, beastly

Question 1

Allay

Answer 1

To put to rest; calm; quiet. To lessen or relieve; mitigate; alleviate

Question 2

Convivial

Answer 2

Friendly; agreeable. Fond of feasting, drinking, and merry company; jovial

Question 3

Coterie

Answer 3

A group of people who associate closely. An exclusive group; clique

Question 4

Counterpart

Answer 4

A person or thing closely resembling another (esp. in function). A duplicate, copy

Question 5

Demur

Answer 5

To make objection, esp on the grounds of scruples; take exception; object. An objection

Question 6

Effrontery

Answer 6

Shameless boldness; impudence. Barefaced audacity.

Question 7

Embellish

Answer 7

To decorate, adorn, touch up; to improve by adding details. To enhance (something usually of scripture) with fictitious additions

Question 8

Ephemeral

Answer 8

Lasting only a short time; short lived

Question 9

Felicitous

Answer 9

Well-suited for the occasion, as an action, manner, or expression; appropriate. Having a special ability form suitable manner or expression, as a human

Question 10

Furtive

Answer 10

Taken, done, used, etc. surreptitiously or by stealth; secret. Sly, shifty

Question 11

Garish

Answer 11

Glaring; tastelessness showy or overdecorated in a vulgar or offensive way

Question 12

Illusory

Answer 12

Causing illusion; deceptive; misleading. Lacking in or not based off of reality; unreal

Question 13

Indigent

Answer 13

Needy; impoverished

Question 14

Inordinate

Answer 14

Far too great, exceeding reasonable limits, excessive

Question 15

Jettison

Answer 15

To cast overboard, get rid of as unnecessary or burdensome

Question 16

Misanthrope

Answer 16

A person who hates or despises people

Question 17

Pertinacious

Answer 17

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 18

Picayune

Answer 18

Of little value or account; small minded; trifling. Petty, carping, or prejudiced.

Question 19

Raiment

Answer 19

Clothing, garment