Acock unit 12 Word Scramble
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aesthetic | adjective- pertaining to a sense of the beautiful or to the science of aesthetics. having a sense of the beautiful; noun- a philosophical theory or idea of what is aesthetically valid at a given time and place |
conjecture | noun-the formation or expression of an opinion or theory without sufficient evidence for proof verb-to conclude or suppose from grounds or evidence insufficient to ensure reliability |
defunct | adjective- no longer in effect or use; not operating or functioning |
discomfit | verb-to confuse and deject; disconcert; to frustrate the plans of; thwart; foil noun-rout; defeat |
espouse | verb- to make one's own; adopt or embrace, as a cause; to marry |
fetish | noun- an object regarded with awe as being the embodiment or habitation of a potent spirit or as having magical potency |
gregarious | adjective- fond of the company of others; sociable;living in flocks or herds, as animals;Botany growing in open clusters or colonies; not matted together. |
hapless | adjective- unlucky; luckless; unfortunate |
impeccable | adjective-faultless; flawless; irreproachable;not liable to sin; incapable of sin |
importune | verb- to press or beset with solicitations; demand with urgency or persistence; to make improper advances toward (a person) |
interpolate | verb- to introduce (something additional or extraneous) between other things or parts; interject; interpose; intercalate |
irreparable | adjective- not reparable; incapable of being rectified, remedied, or made good |
laconic | adjective- using few words; expressing much in few words; concise |
languish | verb- to be or become weak or feeble; droop; fade;to lose vigor and vitality;to undergo neglect or experience prolonged inactivity; suffer hardship and distress noun- a tender, melancholy look or expression |
mendacious | adjective- telling lies, esp. habitually; dishonest; lying; untruthful |
nadir | noun-the lowest point; point of greatest adversity or despair |
omnipresent | adjective present everywhere at the same time |
perfunctory | adjective- performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial;lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm; indifferent or apathetic |
plaintive | adjective- expressing sorrow or melancholy; mournful |
requite | verb- to retaliate on (a person, group, etc.) for a wrong, injury, etc. |
tantamount | adjective- equivalent, as in value, force, effect, or signification |
unregenerate | adjective- not renewed in heart and mind or reborn in spirit; unrepentant |
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