| A | B |
|---|
| counterpart | a person or thing closely resembling or corresponding to another; a complement |
| effrontery | shameless boldness, impudence |
| ephemeral | lasting only a short time, short-lived |
| felicitous | appropriate, apt, well chosen; marked by well-being |
| allay | to calm or pacify; to lessen |
| furtive | done slyly or stealthily |
| coterie | a group of people with a common interest |
| embellish | to decorate, to improve by adding details |
| demur | to object or take exception to |
| convivial | festive, sociable, having fun together, genial |
| bestial | bestlike, brutal; |
| rainment | clothing, garments |
| garish | glaring; tastelessly showy or overdecorated |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or despises people |
| indigent | needy, impoverished |
| picayune | of little value or importance, paltry |
| pertinacious | very persistent; holding firmly to a course of action |
| wraith | a ghostly appparition, specter |
| inordinate | far too great, exceeding reasonable limits |
| threshold | the place or point of entering or beginning; the brink |
| illusory | misleading, deceptive; lacking or not based on reality |
| jettison | to cast overboard, get rid of as unnecessary or burdensome |
