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Unit 12

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aesthetic   (adj.) pertaining to beauty, sensitive or responsive to beauty  
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defunct   (adj.) no longer in existence or functioning, dead  
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discomfit   (v.)to frustrate, thwart, or defeat, to confuse, perplex or embarass  
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espouse   (v.) to take up and support, to become attached to, adopt, to marry  
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fetish   (n.) an object believed to have magical powers, an object of unreasoning devotion or reverence  
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gregarious   (adj.) living together in a herd or group, sociable, seeking the company of others  
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hapless   (adj.) marked by a persistent absence of good luck  
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impeccable   (adj.) faultless, beyond criticism or blame  
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importune   (v.) to trouble with demands, to beg for insistently  
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interpolate   (v.) to insert between other parts or things, to present as an addition or correction  
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irreparable   (adj.) incapable of being repaired or rectified  
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laconic   (adj.) concise, using few words  
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languish   (v.) to become weak, feeble or dull, to droop, to be depressed, to suffer neglect  
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mendacious   (adj.) given to lying or deception, untrue  
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nadir   (n.) the lowest point  
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onmipresent   (adj.) present in all places at all times  
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perfunctory   (adj.) done in a superficial or halfhearted manner, without interest or enthusiasm  
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plaintive   (adj.) expressive of sorrow or woe, melancholy  
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requite   (v.) to make suitable repayment, as for a kindness, service or favor, to make retaliation, as for an injury or wrong  
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tantamount   (adj.) equivalent, having the same meaning, value or effect  
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