6865491970 | allay v. | to calm or pacify, set to rest; to lessen or relieve | 0 | |
6865509812 | bestial adj. | beastlike; beastly, brutal; subhuman in intelligence and sensibility | 1 | |
6865519560 | convival adj. | festive, sociable, having fun together, genial | 2 | |
6865526106 | coterie n. | a circle of acquaintances; a close-knit, often exclusive, group of people with a common interest | 3 | |
6865545267 | counterpart n. | a person or thing closely resembling or corresponding to another; a complement | 4 | |
6865601379 | demur v. & n. | to object or take exception to an objection | 5 | |
6865639657 | effrontery n. | shameless boldness, impudence | 6 | |
6865654371 | embellish v. | to decorate, adorn, touch up; to improve by adding details | 7 | |
6865677175 | ephemeral adj. | lasting only a short time, short-lived | 8 | |
6865679010 | felicitous adj. | appropriate, apt, well chosen; marked by well-being or good fortune, happy | 9 | |
6865700719 | furtive adj. | done slyly or stealthily, sneaky, secret, shifty; stolen | 10 | |
6865703759 | garish adj. | glaring; tastelessly showy or overdecorated in a vulgar or offensive way | 11 | |
6865714316 | illusory adj. | misleading, deceptive; lacking in or not based on reality | 12 | |
6865735500 | indigent adj. | needy, impoverished | 13 | |
6865736845 | inordinate adj. | far too great, exceeding reasonable limits, excessive | 14 | |
6865749120 | jettison v. | to cast overboard, get rid of as unnecessary or burdensome | 15 | |
6865760870 | misanthrope n. | a person who hates or despises people | 16 | |
6865767313 | pertinacious 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 | 17 | |
6865775256 | picayune adj. | of little value or importance, paltry, measly; concerned with trifling matters, small-minded | 18 | |
6865779128 | raiment n. | clothing, garments | 19 |
AP Literature Unit 7 Flashcards
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