AP Literature- Vocabulary Unit 7 Flashcards
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| 11894586883 | Allay | to calm or pacify, set to rest; to lessen or relieve | 0 | |
| 11894596508 | Bestial | beast-like; beastly, brutal; subhuman in intelligence and sensibility | 1 | |
| 11894603855 | Convivial | festive, sociable, having fun together, genial | 2 | |
| 11894609444 | Coterie | a circle of acquaintances; a close-knit, often exclusive, group of people with a common interest | 3 | |
| 11894613854 | Counterpart | a person or thing closely resembling or corresponding to another; a complement | 4 | |
| 11894618825 | Demur | object or take exception to; n.- an objection | 5 | |
| 11894626664 | Effrontery | shameless boldness, impudence | 6 | |
| 11894630649 | Embellish | to decorate, adorn, touch up; to improve by adding details | 7 | |
| 11894640424 | Ephemeral | lasting only a short time, short-lived | 8 | |
| 11894648577 | Felicitous | appropriate, apt, well chosen; marked by well-being or good fortune, happy | 9 | |
| 11894654968 | Furtive | done slyly or stealthily, sneaky, secret, shifty; stolen | 10 | |
| 11894659341 | Garish | glaring; tastelessly showy or over-decorated in a vulgar or offensive way | 11 | |
| 11894662644 | Illusory | misleading, deceptive; lacking in or not based on reality | 12 | |
| 11894682938 | Indigent | needy, impoverished | 13 | |
| 11894688551 | Inordinate | far too great, exceeding reasonable limits, excessive | 14 | |
| 11894693976 | Jettison | to cast overboard, get rid of as unnecessary or burdensome | 15 | |
| 11894699259 | Misanthrope | a person who hate, despises, or distrusts mankind | 16 | |
| 11894705912 | Pertinacious | 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 | |
| 11894710501 | Picayune | of little value or importance, paltry, measly; concerned with trifling matters, small-minded | 18 | |
| 11894714900 | Raiment | clothing, garments | 19 |