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Vocab 12-15
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| pertaining to beauty; sensitive or responsive to beauty | aesthetic |
| no longer in existence or functioning, dead | defunct |
| to frustrate, thwart, or defeat; to confuse, perplex, or embarass | discomfit |
| to take up and support to become attached to, adopt; to marry | espouse |
| an object believed to have magical powers; an object of unreasoning devotion or reverence | fetish |
| living together in a herd or group; sociable, seeking the company of others | gregarious |
| marked by a persistent absence of good luck | hapless |
| faultless, beyond criticism or blame | impeccable |
| to trouble with demands; to beg for insistently | importune |
| to insert between other parts or things; to present as an addition or correction | interpolate |
| incapable of being repaired or rectified | irreparable |
| concise, using few words | laconic |
| to become weak, feeble, or dull; to droop; to be depressed or dispirited; to suffer neglect | languish |
| given to lying or deception; untrue | mendacious |
| the lowest point | nadir |
| present in all places at all times | omnipresent |
| done in a superficial or halfhearted manner; without interest or enthusiasm | perfunctory |
| expressive of sorrow or woe, melancholy | plaintive |
| to make suitable repayment, as for a kindness, service, or favor; to make retatliation, as for an injury or wrong; to reciprocate | requite |
| equivalent, having the same meaning, value, or effect | tantamount |
| extremely difficult to understand | abstruse |
| an open or intentional insult; a slight; to insult to one's face; to face in defiance, confront | affront |
| a false rumor, fabricated story | canard |
| excessively ready to find fault; given to petty criticism; intended to trap, confuse, or show up | captious |
| aware, knowledgeable, informed; having jurisdiction | cognizant |
| regretful for some misdeed or sin; plagued by a sense of guilt; thoroughly penitent | contrite |
| the center of attraction; attention, or interest; something that serves to guide or direct | cynosure |
| well behaved, dignified, socially proper | decorous |
| to think it appropriate or suitable to one's dignity to do something; to condescend | deign |
| thoroughly dried out; divested or spirit or vitality; arid and uninteresting | desiccated |
| the power to produce a desired result | efficacy |
| to bring into existence, give rise to, produce; to come into existence, assume form | engender |
| light, airy, delicate; highly refined; suggesting what is heavenly (rather than earthbound) | ethereal |
| the front or face of a building; a surface appearance (as opposed to what may lie behind) | facade |
| revolting in an unnatural or morbid way; suggestive of someone who robs graves or otherwise preys on the bed | ghoulish |
| not in keeping, unsuitable, incompatible | incongruous |
| a crafty, scheming, or underhanded action designed to accomplish some (usually evil) end | machination |
| to hypnotize, entrance; to fascinate, enthrall, bewitch | mesmerize |
| disgrace arising from shameful conduct; contempt, reproach | opprobrium |
| generally regarded as such; reputed; hypothesized, inferred | putative |
| blissful; rendering or making blessed | beatific |
| a creature of enormous size, power, or appearance | behemoth |
| anything desired to flatter or coax; sweet talk, apple-polishing | blandishment |
| harsh-sounding, raucous, discordant, dissonant | cacophonous |
| trickery, deceptive practices or tactics, double-dealing | chicanery |
| to give over to another's care, charge, or control; to entrust, deliver; to set apart for a special use | consign |
| a highly successful stroke, masterstroke, tour de force, act, plan, or stratagem; a sudden takeover of power or leadership | coup |
| a mild or inoffensive expression used in place of a harsh or unpleasant one; a substitute | euphemism |
| feverish; pertaining to or marked by fever, frenetic | febrile |
| to deny, contradict, controvert; to dispute, oppose | gainsay |
| about to happen, threatening | imminent |
| natural, inborn, inherent; built-in | innate |
| unwilling, reluctant, disinclined | loath |
| clear, evident to the eyes or mind; to show plainly, exhibit, or evince; a list of cargo and/or passengers | manifest |
| small or trivial details, trifling matters | minutiae |
| a suspension of activity; an official waiting period; an authorized period of delay | moratorium |
| an alleged cure-all; a remedy or scheme of questionable effectiveness | nostrum |
| one who is rejected by a social group or organization | pariah |
| not practical, lacking in realism; having the nature of a fantasy or dream; one given to far-fetched ideas; a dreamer or seer characterized by vision or foresight | visionary |
| dry, shrunken, and wrinkled (often as a result of aging) | wizened |
| that which is pleasant or agreeable; attractive features, customs, etc. | amenity |
| an opening, gap, hole; orifice | aperture |
| a difference of opinion; discontent | dissidence |
| devoted to the pursuit of pleasure; fond of good food, comfort, and ease; with discriminating tastes; a person with discriminating tastes | epicurean |
| not thrifty; failing to plan ahead | improvident |
| wickedness, sin; a grossly immoral act | iniquity |
| sacred; of such a character that it must not be broken, injured, or profaned | inviolable |
| open to or capable of change, fickle | mutable |
| just beginning to exist or develop; having just come into existence | nascent |
| a deep bow or other body movement indicating respect or submission; deference, homage | obeisance |
| formal or elaborate praise; a tribute | panegyric |
| a device for publicly punishing offenders; a means for exposing one to public contempt or ridicule; to expose to public contempt or ridicule | pillory |
| a woefully meager allowance, wage, or portion | pittance |
| to foreshadow or point to a future event; to predict; a warning for indication of the future | presage |
| descendants, offspring, children, followers, disciples | progeny |
| to proclaim os issue officially; to make known for and wide | promulgate |
| uprightness, righteousness; correctness | rectitude |
| restless, hard to manage, balky | restive |
| angelic, heavenly, celestial | seraphic |
| to have existence; to remain alive, manage to make a living or maintain life; to persist or continue | subsist |
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