Vocab unit 12 Flashcards
Pertaining to beauty; sensitive or responsive to beauty
Aesthetic
No longer in existence or functioning, dead
Defunct
To frustrate, thwart, or defeat; to confuse, perplex, or embarrass
Discomfit
To take up and support; to become attached to, adopt; to marry
Espouse
An object believed to have magical powers; an object of unreasoning devotion or reverence
Fetish
Living together in a herd or group; sociable, seeking the company of others
gregarious
Marked by a persistent absence of good luck
Hapless
Faultless, beyond criticism or blame
Impeccable
To trouble with demands; to beg for insistently
Importune
To insert between other parts or things; to present as an addition or correction
Interpolate
incapable of being repaired or rectified
Irreparabale
Concise, using few words
Laconic
To become weak, feeble, or dull; to droop; to be depressed or dispirited; to suffer neglect
Languish
Given to lying or deception; untrue
Mendacious
The lowest point
Nadir
Present in all places at all times
Omnipresent
Done in a superficial or halfhearted manner; without interest or enthusiasm
Perfunctory
Expressive of sorrow or woe, melancholy
Plaintive
To make suitable repayment, as for a kindness, service, or favor; to make retaliation, as for an injury or wrong; to reciprocate
Requite
Equivalent, having the same meaning, value, or effect
Tantamount
