vocab chapter 7-9

allay

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

bestial

beast like ;brutal; subhuman in intelligence and sensibility

convivial

festive, sociable, having fun together, genial

coterie

a circle of acquiescence; a close knit, often exclusive group og people with common interests

counterpart

a person or thing closely resembling or corresponding to another; a compliment

demur

to object or take exception to; a objection

effrontery

shameless, boldness, impudence

embellish

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

ephemeral

shameless, boldness, impudence

felicitous

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

furtive

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

garnish

glaring; tastelessly shown or overdecorated in a vulgar or offensive way.

illusory

misleading, deceptive; lacking in or not based on reality

indigent

needy, impoverished

inordinate

far too great, exceeding reasonable limits, excessive

jettison

to cast overboard, get rid of as unnecessary or burdensome

misanthrope

a person who hates or despises people

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.

picayune

of little value or importance, paltry, measly; concerned with trifling- matters, small- minded

raiment

clothing, garments

allay (syn)

reduce, alleviate, moderate

alllay (ant)

aggravate, exacerbate, intensify

bestial (syn)

animistic,loathsome

bestial (ant)

human, clement, virtuous, upright

convivial (syn)

fun-loving, jovial, merry

convivial (ant)

dour, sullen, unsociable

coterie (syn)

clique, set

counterpart (syn)

match

demur (syn)

protest, object to

demur (ant)

assent to, consent to, accept, agree to

effrontery (syn)

chutzpah, nerve

effrontery (ant)

shyness, diffidence, timidty

embellish (syn)

garnish

embellish (ant)

strip, mar, disfigure

felicitous (syn)

fortune, well, put

felicitous (ant)

inappropriate, inept, graceless, unhappy

furtive (syn)

covert, surreptitious

furtive (ant)

aboveboard, open

garnish (syn)

gaudy, flashy, tawdry

garnish (ant)

subdued, muted, understated, quiet

illusory (syn)

specious, spurious, imaginary

illusory (ant)

actual, real, factual, objective

indigent (syn)

penniless, poverty- stricken, destitute

indigent (ant)

affluent, prosperous,

inordinate (syn)

exorbitant, extravagant

inordinate (ant)

reasonable, equitable

jettison (syn)

cast off, discard, dump, junk

jettison (ant)

conserve, retain,hold on to, keep

misanthrope (syn)

people- hater

pertinacious (syn)

stubborn, determined

picayune (syn)

piddling, trifling

picayune (ant)

important, significant, huge, gigantic

raiment (syn)

apparel, attire

allege

to assert without proof or confirmation

arrant

through going, out-and- out; shameless, blatant

badinage

light and playful conversation

conciliate

to overcome the distrust of, win over; to appease, pacify; to reconcile, make consistent.

countermand

to cancel or reverse one order or command with another that is contrary, to the first.

echelon

one of a series of grades in an organization or field of activity - an organized military

exacerbate

to make more violent, sever, bitter, or painful.

fatuous

stupid or foolish in a self-satisfied way.

irrefutable

impossible to disprove, beyond argument

juggernaut

a missive and inescapable force or object that crushes whatever is in it path

lackadaisical

lacking sprite or interest, halfhearted

litany

a prayer consisting of short appeals to god recited by the leader alternating with responses from the congregation; any repetitive chant; a long list

macabre

grisly, gruesome; horrible,distressing; having death as a subject

paucity

an inadequate quantity, scarcity, death

portend

to indicate beforehand that something is about to happen; to give advance warning of

raze

to tear down, destroy competently; to cut or scrape off or out

recant

to withdraw a statement or belief to which one has previously

saturate

to soak thoroughly, fill to capacity; to satisfy fully

saturnine

of a gloomy or surly disposition; cold or sluggish; in a mood

slough

to cast off; to plod through as if through mud

allege (syn)

contend

allege (ant)

prove

arrant (syn)

egregious, unmitigated

badinage (syn)

banter, repartee

badinage (ant)

sermon

conciliate (syn)

mollify, propitiate

conciliate (ant)

antagonize, alienate

countermand (syn)

recall, revoke

countermand (ant)

reaffirm, reassert

echelon (syn)

rank

exacerbate (syn)

intensify, worsen

exacerbate (ant)

alleviate, ameiorate

fatuous (syn)

silly, vapid

fatuous (ant)

intelligent, bright

irrefutable (syn)

undeniable

irrefutable (ant)

indefensible, disputable

lackadaisical (syn)

indolent, lax

lackadaisical (ant)

energetic, vigorous

litany (syn)

catalog, megillah

macabre (syn)

grim, ghoulish

paucity (syn)

lack

paucity (ant)

glut, deluge

portend (syn)

bode, foretell

raze (syn)

demolish, shave off

raze (ant)

build, construct

recant (syn)

repudiate, disavow

recant (ant)

reassert