| A | B |
|---|
| allay | (v) to calm or pacify, set to rest; to lessen or relieve |
| raiment | (n) clothing, garments |
| convivial | (adj) fesitve, sociable, having fun together, genial |
| coterie | (n) a circle of acquiantances; a close knit, of exclusive group of people with a common interest |
| counterpart | (n) a person or thing closely resembling or corresponding to another |
| demur | (v) to object or take exception to (n) an objection |
| effrontery | (n) shamless boldness |
| embellish | (v) to decorate, adorn, touch up |
| ephemeral | (adj) lasting only a short time, short-lived |
| felicitous | (adj) appropriate, apt, well chosen |
| furtive | (adj) done slyly or stealthily, sneaky, secret |
| garish | (adj) glaring, tastelessly showy or overdecorated |
| illusory | (adj) misleading, decepting ; lacking in or not based on reality |
| indigent | (adj) needy, impoverished |
| inordinate | (adj) far too great, exceeding reasonable limits |
| jettison | (v) to cast overboard, get rid of as unnecessary or burdensome |
| misanthrope | (n) aperson who hates or despises people |
| pertinacious | (adj) very persistent; holding firmly to a course o action |
| picayune | (adj) o little value or importance |
| bestial | (adj) beastlike; beastly, brutal; subhuman |
