Unit SevenVOCABULARY G

EPHEMERAL – ADJ. LASTING ONLY A SHORT TIME; SHORT LIVED.

The fame won by the child’s sack race victory was ephemeral, to say the least.

FELICITOUS- ADJ. APPROPRIATE, APT, WELL-CHOSEN; MARKED BY WELL-BEING OR GOOD FORTUNE, HAPPY.

The discovery of the last bullet in his revolver was a most felicitous event for Harry.

RAIMENT

(n.) clothing, garments The young girl was clothed

in white raiments which represented innocence and

purity.

ALLAY

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

After her final exam of the year the girl felt nothing but allay as she skipped down the beach.

ALLAYTo calm or pacify, set to rest;

to lessen or relieve.

After her final exam of the year the girl felt nothing but

allay as she skipped down the beach.

BESTIAL

Beastlike; beastly, brutal; subhuman in intelligence and sensibility.

Everyone thought that the beast in beauty and the beast was evil and bestial

however he was truly very kind.

ILLUSORY

adj. misleading, deceptive; lacking in or not based on reality

Politics speak about methods that give an illusory state of security and safety to the people to keep peace.

MISANTHROPE

(n.) a person who hates or despises people

The misanthrope judged everyone the same and

ruled them as bad so quickly that he never had real friends or found love.

PERTINACIOUS

(adj.) 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

The trucks had a hard time removing the pertinacious

Muley Graves from his land.

PICAYUNE(adj.) of little value or

importance, paltry, measly; concerned with trifling matters, small-minded

Dr. House never takes picayune cases; he feels they do not create enough of a challenge and are easy to solve.

JETTISON(V) TO CAST OVERBOARD, GET RID OF AS

UNNECESSARY OR BURDENSOME

The constantly drunk pirate would not shut up, so one night while he was sleeping, the rest of the pirates decided there was

only one thing left to do: jettison him.

INDIGENT

adj. needy, impoverishedBased on GDP per capita, Zimbabwe is the

most indigent country in the world.

GARISH (ADJ.)

Glaring; or overdecorated in a vulgar or offensive way

tastelessly showy

Mrs. Smith’s dress was so garish, everyone could not

help but stare at her.

FURTIVE (ADJ.)

Done slyly or stealthily,

sneaky, secret, shifty; stolen

The boys furtive movements almost aroused the security

guard’s attention.

COUNTERPART

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

Usually, male birds are more attractive than their female counterparts.

DEMUR

(v.) To object to take exception to; (n.) an objection

Even though he politely demurred, his wife was still yelling at him.

COTERIE

N. A circle of acquaintances; a close-knit, often exclusive, group of

people with a common interestThe coterie of girls stood in a circle

and and talked about their weekends.

CONVIVIAL

Adj. Festive, sociable, having fun together, genial

Sitting around the Thanksgiving table with my family last week was a convivial

event.

EFFRONTERY

Def: Shameless , boldness, impudence

Jimi Hendrix’s effrontery was demonstrated by his flamboyant clothing .

EMBELLISH

Def: To decorate, adorn, touch up; improve by adding the details

During the month of December, trees are embellished with extravagant ornaments and decoration.