AP Language Vocabulary Unit 7 Flashcards

5834548551	Allay	verb 1. to calm or pacify, set to rest 2. to lessen or relieve	0
5834548552	Bestial	adjective 1. beast-like 2. beastly, brutal 3. subhuman in intelligence and sensibility	1
5834553005	Convivial	adjective 1. festive, sociable, having fun together, genial	2
5834553006	Coterie	noun 1. a circle of acquaintances 2. a close-knit, often exclusive, group of people with a common interest	3
5834553007	Counterpart	noun 1. a person or thing closely resembling or corresponding to another 2. a complement	4
5834553008	Demur	verb 1. to object or take exception to noun 1. an objection	5
5834554287	Effrontery	noun 1. a shameless boldness 2. an impudence	6
5834554288	Embellish	verb 1. to decorate, adorn, touch up 2. to improve by adding details	7
5834555695	Ephemeral	adjective 1. lasting only a short time, short-lived	8
5834555696	Felicitous	adjective 1. appropriate, apt, well-chosen 2. marked by well-being or good fortune, happy	9
5834556879	Furtive	adjective 1. done slyly or stealthily, sneaky, secret, shifty 2. stolen	10
5834556880	Garish	adjective 1. glaring 2. tastelessly showy or overdecorated in a vulgar or offensive way	11
5834556881	Illusory	adjective 1. misleading, deceptive 2. lacking in or not based on reality	12
5834558508	Indigent	adjective 1. needy, impoverished	13
5834558509	Inordinate	adjective 1. far too great, exceeding reasonable limits, excessive	14
5834558510	Jettison	verb 1. to cast overboard, get rid of as unnecessary or burdensome	15
5834559381	Misanthrope	noun 1. a person who hates or despises people	16
5834559382	Pertinacious	adjective 1. very persistent 2. holding firmly to a course of action or a set of beliefs 3. hard to get rid of, refusing to be put off or denied	17
5834559383	Picayune	adjetive 1. of little value or importance, paltry, measly 2. concerned with trifling matters, small-minded	18
5834568832	Raiment	noun 1. clothing, garments	19