Unit 7 english vocab
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- Allay
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to calm or pacify, set to rest; to lessen or relieve
(2) - bestial
- beastlike; beastly, brutal; subhuman in intelligence and sensibility
- convivial
- festive, sociable, having fun together, genial
- coterie
- a circle of acquantices; a close-knit, often exclusive, group of people with a common interest
- counterpart
- a person or thing closely remsembling or corresponding to another; a complement
- demur
- to object or take exception; a objection
- effrontery
- a shameless boldness, impudence
- embellish
- to decorate, adorn, touch up; to improve by adding details
- ephemeral
- lasting only a short time, short-lived
- felicitous
- appropriate, apt, well chosen; marked by wellbeing or good fortune, happy
- Furtive
- done slyly or stealthily, sneaky, secret, shift; stolen (2)
- garish
- glaring; tastelessly showy or overdecorated in a vulgar or offensive way
- illusory
- misleading, deceptive; lacking in or not based on reality
- indigent
- needy, impoverished
- inordinate
- far too great, exceeding reasonable limits, excessive
- jettison
- to case overboard, get rid of as unnecessary or burdensome
- misanthrope
- a person who hates or despises people
- pertinacious
- a very persistent; holding firmly to a course of action or a set of beliefs; hard to get rid of, refusing to put off or denied
- picayune
- of little balue or importance, paltry, measly; concerned with trifling matters, small-minded (2)
- raiment
- clothing, garments