Vocab Unit 12 Definitions

Question 1

aesthetic

Answer 1

(adj) pertaining to beauty; sensitive or responsive to beauty

Question 2

defunct

Answer 2

(adj) no longer in existence or functioning, dead

Question 3

discomfit

Answer 3

(v) to frustrate, thwart, or defeat; to confuse, perplex, or embarrass

Question 4

espouse

Answer 4

(v) to take up and support; to become attached to, adopt; to marry

Question 5

fetish

Answer 5

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

Question 6

gregarious

Answer 6

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

Question 7

hapless

Answer 7

(adj) marked by a persistent absence of good luck

Question 8

impeccable

Answer 8

(adj) faultless, beyond criticism or blame

Question 9

importune

Answer 9

(v) to trouble with demands; to beg for insistently

Question 10

interpolate

Answer 10

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

Question 11

irreparable

Answer 11

(adj) incapable of being repaired or rectified

Question 12

laconic

Answer 12

(adj) concise, using few words

Question 13

languish

Answer 13

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

Question 14

mendacious

Answer 14

(adj) given to lying or deception; untrue

Question 15

nadir

Answer 15

(n) the lowest point

Question 16

omnipresent

Answer 16

(adj) present in all places at all times

Question 17

perfunctory

Answer 17

(adj) done in a superficial or halfhearted manner; without interest or enthusiasm

Question 18

plaintive

Answer 18

(adj) expressive of sorrow or woe, melancholy

Question 19

requite

Answer 19

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

Question 20

tantamount

Answer 20

(adj) equivalent, having the same meaning, value, or effect