vocab week 5 by Hanna McComb https://padlet.com/17024451/vgsxz5utvx8np47q Hanna Mccomb en-us 2021-01-07 17:48:15 UTC 2021-01-07 18:02:09 UTC hello@padlet.com Allay (v) - to calm or pacify; to lessen or relieve; alleviate 17024451 https://padlet.com/17024451/vgsxz5utvx8np47q/wish/1064328126 Elisabeth stood at the piano which did nothing to allay his anxiety.]]> 2021-01-07 17:48:57 UTC https://padlet.com/17024451/vgsxz5utvx8np47q/wish/1064328126 Bestial (adj) - beastlike; brutal 17024451 https://padlet.com/17024451/vgsxz5utvx8np47q/wish/1064329084 At the movie's conclusion, there was a bestial scene that ended with the beheading of the bad guy. ]]> 2021-01-07 17:49:08 UTC https://padlet.com/17024451/vgsxz5utvx8np47q/wish/1064329084 Convivial (adj) - sociable; fun-loving 17024451 https://padlet.com/17024451/vgsxz5utvx8np47q/wish/1064330082  The atmosphere is very convivial, " he said.]]> 2021-01-07 17:49:19 UTC https://padlet.com/17024451/vgsxz5utvx8np47q/wish/1064330082 Coterie (n) - a close-knit, often exclusive group of people with a common interest; a clique 17024451 https://padlet.com/17024451/vgsxz5utvx8np47q/wish/1064331058 Our coterie of girls always sits at the best table in the school cafeteria. .]]> 2021-01-07 17:49:30 UTC https://padlet.com/17024451/vgsxz5utvx8np47q/wish/1064331058 Counterpart (n) - a person holding a parallel position to another person (for example, two quarterbacks: one a Bruin and one a Ram) 17024451 https://padlet.com/17024451/vgsxz5utvx8np47q/wish/1064332074 The secretary of defense met with his counterparts in Asia to discuss the nuclear crisis.]]> 2021-01-07 17:49:41 UTC https://padlet.com/17024451/vgsxz5utvx8np47q/wish/1064332074 Demur (v) - to object (n) - an objection 17024451 https://padlet.com/17024451/vgsxz5utvx8np47q/wish/1064332943 Citizens have the right to demur and protest any law they feel is unconstitutional.]]> 2021-01-07 17:49:51 UTC https://padlet.com/17024451/vgsxz5utvx8np47q/wish/1064332943 Effrontery (n) - shameless boldness; rudeness 17024451 https://padlet.com/17024451/vgsxz5utvx8np47q/wish/1064333719
  • He had the effrontery to say I was lying.

    • ]]>     2021-01-07 17:50:00 UTC https://padlet.com/17024451/vgsxz5utvx8np47q/wish/1064333719     Embellish (v) - to make something more attractive by the addition of decorative details; to make a statement or story more interesting or entertaining by adding extra details which are often untrue 17024451 https://padlet.com/17024451/vgsxz5utvx8np47q/wish/1064334658 Grandma likes to embellish her knitting by hiding secret messages in the pattern.]]> 2021-01-07 17:50:12 UTC https://padlet.com/17024451/vgsxz5utvx8np47q/wish/1064334658 Ephemeral (adj) - short-lived 17024451 https://padlet.com/17024451/vgsxz5utvx8np47q/wish/1064335528 The civic reaction was an example of the ephemeral nature of the public's interest.]]> 2021-01-07 17:50:21 UTC https://padlet.com/17024451/vgsxz5utvx8np47q/wish/1064335528 Felicitous (adj) - fortunate 17024451 https://padlet.com/17024451/vgsxz5utvx8np47q/wish/1064336367
  • Although I normally hate eating at my mother-in-law's house, last night I enjoyed a felicitous meal there.

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