Allay

to put to rest; calm; quiet

to lessen or relieve; mitigate; alleviate

Bestial

beast like; brutal; inhuman

having the form of the beast

Convivial

friendly; agreeable

fond of feasting; drinking and good company

festive

Coterie

an exclusive group of people; clique

people who associte closely

Counterpart

one of two parts that fit, complete or compliment one another

a person or thing closely resembling another

Demur

to linger; hesitate

take exception

and objection raised

Effrontery

Shameless or impudent boldness

barefaced audacity

Embellish

 to enhance

to beautify; adorn; ornament

Ephemeral

lasting a very short time; short lived; transitory

Felicitous

well suited for the occasion, as an action, manner, or expression

having a special ability for suitable manner or expression

 Furtive

taken, done, used, or by stealth; secret

sly; shifty

Garish

showy,excessively ornate or elaborate

glaring

crugely or tastelessly colorful

 Illusory

deceptive; misleading

unreal

causing illusion

 Indigent

destitute

needy; poor

lacking food or clothing

Inordinate

uncontrolled; disorderly

not regulated; irregular

not within proper or reasonable limits

Jettison

to discard

to throw off something as an obstacle or burden

Misanthrope

a hater of humankind

someone who hates people

distrusts humankind

Pertinacious

stubborn

holding to a purpose or course of action or opinion

Picayune

small; trifling

petty, carping, prejudice

of little value or importance

Raiment

clothing; apparel; attire

Threshold

any place or point of entering or beginning

the enterance to a house or building

Wraith

a visible spirit

Something shadowy and insubstantial