Vocab G Unit 7 Choosing the Right Word

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ephemeral

An emotion so fickle and (ephemeral, pertinacious) does not deserve to be categorized as "love."

coterie

As the rock star's popularity began to skyrocket, what had been a small (coterie, raiment) of admirers became an unruly mob.

allay

Effective coaches are able to (allay, embellish) the doubts of their players.

jettison

Every dynamic and successful society must be able to (allay, jettison) ideas and institutions that have outlived their usefulness.

counterpart

Often the antonym of a given English word is not so much its opposite as its (embellishment, counterpart) - for example, actor and actress.

coterie

Ralph Waldo Emerson and a(n) (coterie, effrontery) of a like-minded friends led the American transcendentalism movement in the mid-nineteenth century.

inordinate

Sadly, in our celebrity-obsessed culture, professional athletes make (pertinacious, inordinate) amounts of money while professional educators make little.

misanthrope

She has neither the starry-eyed optimism of the idealist nor the mordant cynicism of the (misanthrope, coterie).

raiment

Somehow, it depresses me to think that with the approach of winter this magnificent old tree will surrender all its leafy (raiment, effrontery).

bestial

The atrocities committed by the (garish, bestial) commanders of such concentration camps as Auschwitz appalled the civilized world.

pertinacity

The famous sleuth pursued his investigation with all the (pertinacity, conviviality) of a lion stalking its dinner.

garish

The kind of (garish, picayune) theatrical makeup used by circus clowns is not suitable for an elegant fashion model.

inordinate

The presidency is the "toughest job in the world" because it makes such (bestial, inordinate) demands on a person's time, energy, and ingenuity.

picayune

The proofreader didn't notice any significant flaws in the writing, but he did find a flaw (ephemeral, picayune) defects in the typesetting.

demur

I am flattered that you want me to chair the meeting, but I must (demur, embellish) on the grounds of my youth and inexperience.

felicitous

I can always come up with the crushing rejoinder, the dazzling witticism or the (furtive, felicitous) phrase - about an hour after I need it!

illusory

If installment buying is not carefully controlled, the benefits that can accrue from it may prove wholly (illusory, inordinate).

ephemeral

Not surprisingly, my sister's solemnly made commitment to daily clarinet practice for one month was (garish, ephemera), lasting only five days.

allay

Nothing we could say seemed to (demur, allay) her grief over the loss of her dog.

indigent

Though the Federal government does much to help the (indigent, illusory), private charities play no small part in their welfare.

convivial

To anyone as fond of horses as I am, the stable and the tack room provide as (indigent, convivial) an atmosphere as one could wish for.

felicitous

To celebrate their fiftieth anniversary, my grandfather described the (felicitous, indigent) choice he made to ask my grandmother for a first date.

furtively

When I returned to the office earlier than expected, I caught the little snoop __________ going through the papers on my desk.

embellish

When the facts of a matter speak so plainly for themselves, we shouldn't seek to (embellish, jettison) them.

effrontery

You mean you had the (effrontery, demur) to ask for a raise when everyone knows you've been goofing off lately? I asked in amazement.


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