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