Allay-raiment Vocab Unit 7

Allay

V.
to calm or pacify, set to rest; to lessen or relieve

bestial

adj.
beastlike; beastly, brutal; subhuman intelligence and sensibility

convivial

adj.
festive, sociable, having fun together, genial

Coterie

n
a circle of acquaintances; a close - knit, often exclusive, group of people with a common interest

counterpart

n
a person or thing closely resembling or corresponding to another; a complement

demur

v.
to object or take exception to;
n
an objection

effrontery

n.
shameless boldness, impudence

embellish

v.
to decorate, adorn, touch up; to improve by adding details

ephemeral

adj.
lasting only a short time, short lived

felicitous

adj.
appropriate, apt, well chosen; marked by well- being or good fortune, happy

furtive

adj
done slyly or stealthily, sneaky, secret, shifty; stolen

garish

adj.
glaring; offensive way

illusory

adj
misleading, deceptive; lacking in or not based on relity

indigent

adj.
needy, impoverished

inordinate

adj.
far too great, exceeding reasonable limits, excessive

jettison

v
to cast overboard, get rid of, burdensome

misanthrope

n.
a person who hates or despises people

pertinacious

adj.
refuse to put off.

picayune

adj
of little value

raiment

n
clothing, garments
syn: apparel attire

threshold

n. the board or stone that lies under a door, sill; the place or point of entering or beginning, outset; the point at which a physiological or psychological effect is produced, brink

wraith

n. a ghostly apparition, specter