Vocabulary Workshop Level G: Unit 12 Flashcards
1
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aesthetic
A
pertaining to beauty
sensitive or responsive to beauty
2
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defunct
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no longer in existence or functioning, dead
3
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discomfit
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to frustrate, thwart, or defeat
to confuse, perplex or embarrass
4
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espouse
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to take up and support
to become attached to, adopt
to marry
5
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fetish
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an object believed to have magical powers
an object of unreasoning devotion to reverence
6
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gregarious
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living together in a herd or group
sociable, seeking the company of others
7
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hapless
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marked by a persistent absence of good luck
8
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impeccable
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faultless, beyond criticism or blame
9
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importune
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to trouble with demands; to beg for insistently
10
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interpolate
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to insert between other parts or things
to present as an addition or correction
