Word | Definition |
aesthetic | (adj) pertaining to beauty; sensitive or responsive to beauty |
defunct | (adj) no longer in exixtence or functioning, dead |
discomfit | (v) to frustrate, thwart, or defeat; to confuse, perplex, or embarrass |
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 persistent absence of good luck |
impeccable | (adj) faultless, beyond criticism or blame |
importune | (v) to trouble with demands; to beg for insistently |
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 or dispiritied; to suffer neglect |
mendacious | (adj) given to lying or deception; untrue |
nadir | (n) the lowest point |
omnipresent | (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, sevice, or favor; to make retaliation, as for an injury or wrong; to reciprocate |
tantamount | (adj) equivalent, having the same meaning, value, or effect |
interpolate | (v) to insert between other parts or things; to repreent as an addition or correction |