| A | B |
| bestial | (adj)beastlike brutal suhuman in intelligence and sensibility |
| convivial | (adj)festive, sociable,having fun together genial |
| demur | (v)to object or take exception to |
| embellish | (v) to decorate adorn touch up to improve by adding details |
| coterie | (n) you buddies a circle of acquaintances a close-knit often exclusive group of people with common interests |
| furtive | (adj) done slyly or stealthily sneaky secret shifty |
| allay | (v) to calm or pacify set to rest to lessen or relieve |
| felicitous | (adj) appropriate apt well chosen marked by well-being ro good fortune happy |
| ephemeral | (adj) lasting a short time short-lived |
| effrontery | (n) shameless boldness impudence |
| counterpart | (n)a person or thing closely resembling or corresponding to another a complement |
| jettison | (v) to cast overboard, get rid of as unnecessary or burdensom |
| illusory | (adj)missleading deceptive, lacking or not based on reality |
| inordinate | (adj) far too great exceeding reasonable limits |
| wraith | (n) a ghostly apparition specter |
| pertinacious | (adj) very persistent holding firmly to a course of action, or a set of beliefs, hard to get rid of refuseing to be put off or denied |
| picayune | (adj) of little value or importance palatry measly trifling matters small-minded |
| misanthrope | (n) a person who hates or despises people |
| indigent | (adj) needy impoverished |
| garish | (adj) glaring tastelessly showy or overdecorated in a vulgar or offensive way |
| threshold | (n) the broad or stone that lies under a door sill the place or point of entering or beginning outset |
| raiment | (n) clothing garment |