vocab unit 12

Question 1

pertaining to beauty; sensitive or responsive to beauty

Answer 1

aesthetic

Question 2

syn: artistic

Answer 2

aesthetic

Question 3

no longer in existence or functioning, dead

Answer 3

defunct

Question 4

syn: extinct, nonexistant

Answer 4

defunct

Question 5

ant: alive

Answer 5

defunct

Question 6

to frustrate, thwart, or defeat; to confuse, perplex, or embarrass

Answer 6

discomfit

Question 7

syn: nonplus, foil

Answer 7

discomfit

Question 8

to take up and support; to be attached to; adopt; to marry

Answer 8

espouse

Question 9

syn: embrace, wed

Answer 9

espouse

Question 10

an object believed to have magical powers; an object of unreasoning devotion or reverence

Answer 10

fetish

Question 11

syn: charm, obsession

Answer 11

fetish

Question 12

living together in a herd or group; sociable, seeking the company of others

Answer 12

gregarious

Question 13

syn: outgoing, extroverted

Answer 13

gregarious

Question 14

ant: aloof, introverted, reclusive

Answer 14

gregarious

Question 15

marked by a persistent absence of good luck

Answer 15

hapless

Question 16

syn: unlucky, ill-starred, unfortunate

Answer 16

hapless

Question 17

ant: lucky, charmed, fortunate

Answer 17

hapless

Question 18

faultless, beyond criticism or blame

Answer 18

impeccable

Question 19

syn: flawless, spotless, immaculate

Answer 19

impeccable

Question 20

ant: grimy, soiled, spotted

Answer 20

impeccable

Question 21

to trouble with demands; to beg for insistently

Answer 21

importune

Question 22

to insert between other parts or things; to present as an addition or correction

Answer 22

interpolate

Question 23

syn: interpose, introduce

Answer 23

interpolate

Question 24

incapable of being repaired or rectified

Answer 24

irreparable

Question 25

syn: irremediable

Answer 25

irreparable

Question 26

ant: remediable, fixable, reversible

Answer 26

irreparable

Question 27

concise, using few words

Answer 27

laconic

Question 28

syn: succinct, pithy, compact

Answer 28

laconic

Question 29

ant: garrulous, prolix, loquacious

Answer 29

laconic

Question 30

to become weak, feeble, or dull; to droop; to be depressed or dispirited; to suffer neglect

Answer 30

languish

Question 31

syn: flag, fade, pine

Answer 31

languish

Question 32

given to lying or deception; untrue

Answer 32

mendacious

Question 33

syn: untruthful, false

Answer 33

mendacious

Question 34

ant: veracious

Answer 34

mendacious

Question 35

the lowest point

Answer 35

nadir

Question 36

syn: rock bottom

Answer 36

nadir

Question 37

ant: pinnacle, zenith

Answer 37

nadir

Question 38

present in all places at all times

Answer 38

omnipresent

Question 39

syn: ubiquitous, ever-present

Answer 39

omnipresent

Question 40

done in superficial or halfhearted manner; without interest or enthusiasm

Answer 40

perfunctory

Question 41

syn: slapdash, shallow

Answer 41

perfunctory

Question 42

ant: thorough, assiduous, diligent, meticulous

Answer 42

perfunctory

Question 43

expressive of sorrow or woe, melancholy

Answer 43

plaintive

Question 44

syn: sad, lugubrious

Answer 44

plaintive

Question 45

ant: cheerful, blithe, joyous, merry

Answer 45

plaintive

Question 46

to make suitable repayment, as for a kindness, service, or favor; to make retaliation, as for an injury or wrong; to reciprocate

Answer 46

requite

Question 47

syn: reimburse, avenge

Answer 47

requite

Question 48

equivalent, having the same meaning, value, or effect

Answer 48

tantamount

Question 49

syn: indistinguishable from

Answer 49

tantamount