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Synonyms - Vocab
Vocabulary 4-19-13
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Allay | Reduce, Alleviate, Moderate |
| Bestial | Animal, Depraved, Loathsome |
| Convivial | Fun-Loving, Jovial, Merry |
| Coterie | Clique, Set |
| Counterpart | Match, Identical |
| Demur | Protest, Object to |
| Effrontery | Gall, Chutzpah, Nerve, Impertinence |
| Embellish | Ornament, Garnish |
| Ephemeral | Fleeting, Transient, Evanescent, Transitory |
| Felicitous | Fortunate, Well-Put |
| Furtive | Clandestine, Covert, Surreptitious |
| Garish | Gaudy, Flashy, Tawdry |
| Illusory | Specious, Spurious, Fanciful, Imaginary |
| Indigent | Penniless, Poverty-Stricken, Destitute |
| Inordinate | Exorbitant, Extravagant |
| Jettison | Cast off, Discard, Dump, Junk, Abandon |
| Misanthrope | People-Hater, Cynic, Isolate, Loner |
| Pertinacious | Stubborn, Dogged, Determined |
| Picayune | Inconsequential, Piddling, Trifling |
| Raiment | Apparel, Attire |
| Threshold | Opening, Beginning, Brink, Outset, Board, Sill |
| Wraith | Spector, Phantom, Apparition, Spirit |