Unit 7 Vocabulary Level G

1. Unit 7 Vocabulary Level G Vocabulary Unit 7 Worksheet – Weds 12/14, Thurs 12/15 Vocabulary Unit 7 Quiz – Monday 12/19, Tuesday 12/20

2. Allay • Verb • To calm or pacify, set to rest; to lesson or relieve • Synonyms: reduce, alleviate, moderate • Antonyms: aggravate; exacerbate

3. Bestial • Adjective • Beastlike; beastly; brutal; subhuman in intelligence and sensibility • Synonyms: animal, depraved, loathsome • Antonyms: human, humane, clement, virtuous, upright

4. Convivial • Adjective • Festive, sociable, having fun together, genial • Synonyms: fun-loving, jovial, merry • Antonyms: dour, grim, sullen, unsociable

5. Coterie • Noun • A circle of acquaintances; a close-knit, often exclusive group of people with a common interest • Synonyms: clique, set

6. Counterpart • Noun • A person or thing closely resembling or corresponding to another; a complement • Synonyms: match

7. Demur • Verb • To object or take exception to • Noun • An objection • Synonyms: (v) protest, object to • Antonyms: (v) assent to, consent to, accept, agree to

8. Effrontery • Noun • Shameless boldness, impudence • Synonyms: gall, chutzpah, nerve, impertinence, cheek • Antonyms: shyness, diffidence, timidity

9. Embellish • Verb • To decorate, adorn, touch up; to improve by adding details • Synonyms: ornament, garnish • Antonyms: strip, mar, disfigure

10. Ephemeral • Adjective • Lasting only a short time, short-lived • Synonyms: fleeting, transient, evanescent, transitory • Antonyms: durable, long-lasting, permanent, perpetual

11. Felicitous • Adjective • Appropriate, apt, well chosen; marked by well-being or good fortune, happy • Synonyms: fortunate, well-put • Antonyms: inappropriate, inept, graceless, unhappy

12. Furtive • Adjective • Done slyly or stealthily, sneaky, secret, shifty; stolen • Synonyms: clandestine, covert, surreptitious • Antonyms: forthright, aboveboard, open

13. Garish • Adjective • Glaring; tastelessly showy or overdecorated in a vulgar or offensive way • Synonyms: gaudy, flashy, tawdry • Antonyms: subdued, muted, understated, quiet

14. Illusory • Adjective • Misleading, deceptive; lacking in or not based on reality • Synonyms: specious, spurious, fanciful, imaginary • Antonyms: actual, real, factual, objective

15. Indigent • Adjective • Needy, impoverished • Synonyms: penniless, poverty-stricken, destitute • Antonyms: wealthy, affluent, prosperous

16. Inordinate • Adjective • Far too great, exceeding reasonable limits, excessive • Synonyms: exorbitant, extravagant • Antonyms: moderate, reasonable, equitable

17. Jettison • Verb • To cast overboard, get rid of as unnecessary or burdensome • Synonyms: cast-off, discard, dump, junk, abandon • Antonyms: conserve, retain, hold on to, keep

18. Misanthrope • Noun • A person who hates or despises people • Synonyms: people-hater

19. Pertinacious • Adjective • 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 • Synonyms: stubborn, dogged, determined

20. Picayune • Adjective • Of little value or importance, paltry, measly; concerned with trifling matters, small-minded • Synonyms: inconsequential, piddling, trifling • Antonyms: important, significant, huge gigantic

21. Raiment • Noun • Clothing, garments • Synonyms: apparel, attire