Vocab 12 Flashcards
Aesthetic
(adj.) pertaining to beauty; sensitive or responsive to beauty
S: artistic
Defunct
(adj.) no longer in existence or functioning, dead
S: extinct, nonexistent
A: alive, extant
Discomfit
(v.) to frustrate, thwart, or defeat; to confuse, perplex, or embarrass
S: nonplus, disconcert, foil
Espouse
(v.) to take up and support; to become attached to, adopt; to marry
S: embrace, wed
A: repudiate, disavow, renounce
Fetish
(n.) an object believed to have magical powers; an object of unreasoning devotion or reverence
S: charm, talisman, obsession
Gregarious
(adj.) living together in a herd or group; sociable, seeking the company of others
S: outgoing, extroverted
A: aloof, introverted, reclusive
Hapless
(adj.) marked by a persistent absence of good luck
S: unlucky, ill-starred, unfortunate
A: lucky, charmed, fortunate
Impeccable
(adj.) faultless, beyond criticism or blame
S: flawless, spotless, immaculate
Importune
(v.) to trouble with demands; to beg for insistently
S: implore, entreat, dun, tax
Interpolate
(v.) to insert between other parts or things; to present as an addition or correction
S: inject, interpose, introduce
Irreparable
(adj.) incapable of being repaired or rectified
S: irremediable
A: remediable, fixable, reversible
Laconic
(adj.) concise, using few words
S: terse, succinct, pithy, compact
A: garrulous, prolix, loquacious, verbose
Languish
(v.) to become weak, feeble, or dull; to droop; to be depressed or dispirited; to suffer neglect
S: flag, wilt, fade, pine
Mendacious
(adj.) given to lying or deception; untrue
S: untruthful, false
A: truthful, veracious
Nadir
(n.) the lowest point
S: rock bottom
A: apex, pinnacle, zenith
Omnipresent
(adj.) present in all places at all times
S: ubiquitous, ever-present
Perfunctory
(adj.) done in a superficial or halfhearted manner; without interest or enthusiasm
S: slapdash, cursory, shallow
Plaintive
(adj.) expressive of sorrow or woe, melancholy
S: sad, doleful, lugubrious
A: cheerful, blithe, joyous, merry
Requite
(v.) to make suitable repayment, as for a kindness, service, or favor; to make retaliation, as for an injury or wrong; to reciprocate
S: reimburse, recompense, avenge
Tantamount
(adj.) equivalent, having the same meaning, value, or effect
S: indistinguishable form
