Unit 12 (A&B) Flashcards
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| 8154169254 | Aesthetic | (adj.) pertaining to beauty; sensitive or responsive to beauty S: artistic |  | 0 |
| 8168049954 | Conjecture | a guess, tentative theory; to make a guess, surmise |  | 1 |
| 8154169255 | Defunct | (adj.) no longer in existence or functioning, dead S: extinct, nonexistent A: alive, extant |  | 2 |
| 8154169256 | Discomfit | (v.) to frustrate, thwart, or defeat; to confuse, perplex, or embarrass S: nonplus, disconcert, foil |  | 3 |
| 8154169257 | Espouse | (v.) to take up and support; to become attached to, adopt; to marry S: embrace, wed A: repudiate, disavow, renounce |  | 4 |
| 8154169258 | Fetish | (n.) an object believed to have magical powers; an object of unreasoning devotion or reverence S: charm, talisman, obsession |  | 5 |
| 8154169259 | Gregarious | (adj.) living together in a herd or group; sociable, seeking the company of others S: outgoing, extroverted A: aloof, introverted, reclusive |  | 6 |
| 8154169260 | Hapless | (adj.) marked by a persistent absence of good luck S: unlucky, ill-starred, unfortunate A: lucky, charmed, fortunate |  | 7 |
| 8154169261 | Impeccable | (adj.) faultless, beyond criticism or blame S: flawless, spotless, immaculate A: grimy, soiled, spotted, sullied |  | 8 |
| 8154169262 | Importune | (v.) to trouble with demands; to beg for insistently S: implore, entreat, dun, tax |  | 9 |
| 8154169263 | Interpolate | (v.) to insert between other parts or things; to present as an addition or correction S: inject, interpose, introduce |  | 10 |
| 8154169264 | Irreparable | (adj.) incapable of being repaired or rectified S: irremediable A: remediable, fixable, reversible |  | 11 |
| 8154169265 | Laconic | (adj.) concise, using few words S: terse, succinct, pithy, compact A: garrulous, prolix, loquacious, verbose |  | 12 |
| 8154169266 | Languish | (v.) to become weak, feeble, or dull; to droop; to be depressed or dispirited; to suffer neglect S: flag, wilt, fade, pine |  | 13 |
| 8154169267 | Mendacious | (adj.) given to lying or deception; untrue S: untruthful, false A: truthful, veracious |  | 14 |
| 8154169268 | Nadir | (n.) the lowest point S: rock bottom A: apex, pinnacle, zenith |  | 15 |
| 8154169269 | Omnipresent | (adj.) present in all places at all times S: ubiquitous, ever-present |  | 16 |
| 8154169270 | Perfunctory | (adj.) done in a superficial or halfhearted manner; without interest or enthusiasm S: slapdash, cursory, shallow A: through, assiduous, diligent, meticulous |  | 17 |
| 8154169271 | Plaintive | (adj.) expressive of sorrow or woe, melancholy S: sad, doleful, lugubrious A: cheerful, blithe, joyous, merry |  | 18 |
| 8154169272 | 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 |  | 19 |
| 8154169273 | Tantamount | (adj.) equivalent, having the same meaning, value, or effect S: indistinguishable form |  | 20 |
| 8168068981 | Unregenerate | persisting in holding obstinately to old ideas or habits; unrepentant, unreformed |  | 21 |