AP Language Vocabulary Unit 7 Flashcards

8868382276	Allay	verb 1. to calm or pacify, set to rest 2. to lessen or relieve	0
8868382277	Bestial	adjective 1. beast-like 2. beastly, brutal 3. subhuman in intelligence and sensibility	1
8868382278	Convivial	adjective 1. festive, sociable, having fun together, genial	2
8868382279	Coterie	noun 1. a circle of acquaintances 2. a close-knit, often exclusive, group of people with a common interest	3
8868382280	Counterpart	noun 1. a person or thing closely resembling or corresponding to another 2. a complement	4
8868382281	Demur	verb 1. to object or take exception to noun 1. an objection	5
8868382282	Effrontery	noun 1. a shameless boldness 2. an impudence	6
8868382283	Embellish	verb 1. to decorate, adorn, touch up 2. to improve by adding details	7
8868382284	Ephemeral	adjective 1. lasting only a short time, short-lived	8
8868382285	Felicitous	adjective 1. appropriate, apt, well-chosen 2. marked by well-being or good fortune, happy	9
8868382286	Furtive	adjective 1. done slyly or stealthily, sneaky, secret, shifty 2. stolen	10
8868382287	Garish	adjective 1. glaring 2. tastelessly showy or overdecorated in a vulgar or offensive way	11
8868382288	Illusory	adjective 1. misleading, deceptive 2. lacking in or not based on reality	12
8868382289	Indigent	adjective 1. needy, impoverished	13
8868382290	Inordinate	adjective 1. far too great, exceeding reasonable limits, excessive	14
8868382291	Jettison	verb 1. to cast overboard, get rid of as unnecessary or burdensome	15
8868382292	Misanthrope	noun 1. a person who hates or despises people	16
8868382293	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
8868382294	Picayune	adjetive 1. of little value or importance, paltry, measly 2. concerned with trifling matters, small-minded	18
8868382295	Raiment	noun 1. clothing, garments	19