Vocab 7
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- 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 (s:stubborn, dogged, determined)
- effontery
- Shameless boldness, impudence (s:gall, chutzpah, nerve, impatience, cheek) (A: shyness, diffidence, timidity)
- demur
- to object or take exception to; an objection (S:protest, object to) (a: assent to , consent to, accept, agree to)
- raiment
- clothing, garments (S: apparel, attire)
- indigent
- needy, impoverished (s:penniless, poverty-stricken, destitue) (A:wealthy, affluent, prosperous)
- picayune
- of little value or impotance, platry, measly; concerned with trifling matters, small minded (s: inconsequential, piddling, trifling) (A: important, significant, huge, gigantic)
- furtive
- done slyly or stealthily, sneaky, secret, shifty; stolen (S:clandestine, covert, surreptitious) (a: forthright, aboveboard, open)
- inordinate
- far too great, exceeding reasonable limits, excessive (s:exorbitant, extravagant) (a: moderate, reasonable, equitable)
- coterie
- a circle of acquaintances; a close-knit, often exclusive group of people with a common interest (s:clique, set)
- convivial
- Festive, sociable, having fun together, genial (S: fun-loving, jovial, merry) (A: dour, grim, sullen, unsociable)
- illusory
- Misleading, deceptive;lacking in or not based on reality (S:specious, spurious, fanciful, imaginary)(A: actual, real, factaual, objective)
- jettison
- to cast overboard, get rid of as unnecessary or burdensome (s:cast off, discard, dump, junk, abandon) (a:conserve, retain, hold on to, keep)
- misanthrope
- a person who hates or despises people (s:people hater)
- granish
- glaring; tastelessly showy or overdecorated in a vulgar or offensive way (s:gaudy, flashy, tawdry) ( A: subdued, muted, understated, quiet)
- allay
- To calm or pacify, set to rest; to lessen or relieve (synonyms: reduce, alleviate, moderate) (antonyms; aggravate, exacerbate, intensify)
- embellish
- to decorate, adorn, touch up; to improve by adding details (s:ornament, garnish) (a: strip, mar, disfigure)
- counterpart
- a person or thing closely resembling or corresponding to another; a complement (s: match)
- ephemeral
- Lasting only a short time, short lived (s: fleeting, transient, evanesecnt, transitory) (a: durable, long-lasting, permanent, perpetual)
- bestial
- beastlike; beastly, brutal; subhuman in intelligence and sensibility (s: animal, depraved, loathsome) (a: human, humane, clement virtoius, upright)
- felicitous
- appropriate, apt, well-chosen; marked by well-being or good fortune, happy (s:fourtante, well-put) (a:inappropriate, inept, graceless, unhappy)