AP Literature: Unit 7 Vocabulary Flashcards
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| 5470062931 | allay | to calm or pacify, set to rest; to lessen or relieve | 0 | |
| 5470064570 | bestial | beastlike; beastly, brutal; subhuman in intelligence and sensibility | 1 | |
| 5470069870 | convival | festive, sociable, having fun together, genial | 2 | |
| 5470073341 | coterie | a circle of acquaintances; a close-knit, often exclusive, group of people with a common interest | 3 | |
| 5470077552 | counterpart | a person or thing closely resembling or corresponding to another; a complement | 4 | |
| 5470084470 | demur | to object or take exception to; an objection | 5 | |
| 5470091208 | effrontery | shameless, boldness, impudence | 6 | |
| 5470106091 | embellish | to decorate, adorn, touch up; to improve by adding details | 7 | |
| 5470109925 | ephemeral | lasting only a short time, short-livedd | 8 | |
| 5470112579 | felicitous | appropriate, apt, well chosen; marked by well-being or good fortune, happy | 9 | |
| 5470116218 | furtive | done slyly or stealthily, sneaky, secret, shifty; stolen | 10 | |
| 5470119843 | garish | glaring; tasteless showy or overdecorated in a vulgar or offensive way | 11 | |
| 5470123612 | illusory | misleading, deceptive; lacking in or not based on reality | 12 | |
| 5470126234 | indigent | needy, impoverished | 13 | |
| 5470128084 | inordinate | far too great, exceeding reasonable limits, excessive | 14 | |
| 5470131551 | jettison | to cast overboard, get rid of as unnecessary or burdensome | 15 | |
| 5470136886 | misanthrope | a person who hates or despises people | 16 | |
| 5470138717 | pertinacious | very persistent; holding firmly to a course of action or a set of beliefs; hard to get rid of, refusing ti be put off or denied | 17 | |
| 5470145584 | picayune | of little value or importance, paltry, measly; concerned with trifling matters, small-minded | 18 | |
| 5470151453 | raiment | clothing, garments | 19 |