| Term | Definition |
|---|
| aesthetic | pertaining to beauty; sensitive or responsive to beauty (syn) artistic |
| defunct | no longer in existence or funtioning, dead (syn) extinct, nonexistent (ant) alive, extant |
| discomfit | to frustrate, thwart, or defeat; to confuse, perplex, or embarrass (syn) nonplus, disconcert, foil |
| espouse | to take up and support; to become attached to, adopt; to marry (syn) embrace, wed (ant) repudiate, disavow, renounce |
| fetish | an object believed to have magic powers; object of unreasoning devotion or reverence (syn) charm, talisman, obsession |
| gregarious | living together in a herd or group; sociable, seekig the company of other (syn) outgoing, extroverted (ant) aloof, introverted, reclusive |
| hapless | marked by a persistent absence of good luck (syn) unlucky, ill-starred, unfortunate (ant) lucky, charmed, fortunate |
| impeccable | faultless, beyond criticism or blame (syn) flawless, spotless, immaculate (ant) grimy, soiled, spotted, sullied |
| importune | to trouble with demands; to beg for insistently (syn) implore, entreat, dun, tax |
| interpolate | to insert betwee other parts or things; to present as an addition or correction (syn) inject, interpose, introduce |
| irreparable | incapable of being repaired or rectified (syn) irremediable (ant) remediable, fixable, reversible |
| laconic | concise, using few words (syn) terse, succinct, pithy, compact (ant) garrulous, prolix, loquacious, verbose |
| languish | to become weak, feeble, or dull; to droop; to be depressed or dispirited; to suffer neglect (syn) flag, wilt, fade, pine |
| mendacious | given to lying or deception; untrue (syn) untruthful, false (ant) truthful, veracious |
| nadir | the lowest point (syn) rock bottom (ant) apex, pinnacle, zenith |
| omnipresent | present in all places at all times (syn) ubiquitous, ever-present |
| perfunctory | done in a superficial or halfhearted manner; without interest or enthusiasm (syn) slapdash, cursory, shallow (ant) thorough, assiduous, diligent, meticulous |
| plaintive | expressive of sorrow or woe, melancholy (syn) sad, doleful, lugubrious (ant) cheerful, blithe, joyous, merry |
| requite | to make suitable repayment, as for kindness/service; to make retaliation, as for an injury; to reciprocate (syn) reimburse, recompense, avenge |
| tantamount | equivalent, having the same meaning, value, or effect (syn) indistinguishable from |
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