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Vocabulary G

Vocabulary G. Unit Seven. 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.

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Vocabulary G

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  1. Vocabulary G Unit Seven

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Raiment • (n.) clothing, garments • The young girl was clothed in white raiments which represented innocence and purity.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. (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. Misanthrope

  10. (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. Pertinacious

  11. 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.

  12. 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.

  13. indigent adj. needy, impoverished Based on GDP per capita, Zimbabwe is the most indigent country in the world.

  14. 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.

  15. Furtive (adj.) Done slyly or stealthily, sneaky, secret, shifty; stolen The boys furtive movements almost aroused the security guard’s attention.

  16. Counterpart (n.) a person or thing closely resembling or corresponding to another; a complement Usually, male birds are more attractive than their female counterparts.

  17. Demur (v.) To object to take exception to; (n.) an objection Even though he politely demurred, his wife was still yelling at him.

  18. Coterie N. A circle of acquaintances; a close-knit, often exclusive, group of people with a common interest The coterie of girls stood in a circle and and talked about their weekends.

  19. Convivial Adj. Festive, sociable, having fun together, genial Sitting around the Thanksgiving table with my family last week was a convivial event.

  20. Effrontery Def: Shameless , boldness, impudence Jimi Hendrix’s effrontery was demonstrated by his flamboyant clothing .

  21. Embellish During the month of December, trees are embellished with extravagant ornaments and decoration. Def: To decorate, adorn, touch up; improve by adding the details

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