Unit 7

Question 0

Bestial

Answer 0

(Adj) beastlike, brutal; subhuman in intelligence and sensibility

Question 1

Allay

Answer 1

(V) to calm or pacify; to lessen or relieve

Question 2

Convivial

Answer 2

(Adj) festive, sociable

Question 3

Coterie

Answer 3

(N) close knit, often exclusive, group of people with a common interest

Question 4

Counterpart

Answer 4

(N) a person or thing closely resembling another; a complement

Question 5

Demur

Answer 5

(V) to object or take exception to

(N) an objection

Question 6

Effrontery

Answer 6

(N) shameless boldness

Question 7

Embellish

Answer 7

(V) to decorate, adorn; to improve by adding details

Question 8

Ephemeral

Answer 8

(Adj) lasting only a short time

Question 9

Felicitous

Answer 9

(Adj) appropriate, apt; marked by well being or good fortune

Question 10

Furtive

Answer 10

(Adj) done slyly or stealthily, shifty; stolen

Question 11

Garish

Answer 11

(Adj) glaring; tastelessly showy in a vulgar way

Question 12

Illusory

Answer 12

(Adj) misleading; lacking in or not based on reality

Question 13

Indigent

Answer 13

(Adj) needy, impoverished

Question 14

Inordinate

Answer 14

(Adj) exceeding reasonable limits, excessive

Question 15

Jettison

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Misanthrope

Answer 16

(N) A person who hates or despises people

Question 17

Pertinacious

Answer 17

(Adj) very persistent; hard to get rid of

Question 18

Picayune

Answer 18

(Adj) of little value; small minded

Question 19

Raiment

Answer 19

(N) clothing, garments