Vocabulary Unit 12(and it’s a good one)

Song of the Day:

Spoon – “The Underdog”

Aesthetic

• Adjective– Pertaining to beauty;

sensitive or responsive to beauty

• Synonym: artistic

Defunct

• Adjective– No longer in existence

or functioning; dead

• Synonyms: extinct, nonexistent

• Antonyms: alive, extant

Discomfit

• Verb– To frustrate, thwart, or

defeat; to confuse, perplex, or embarrass

• Synonyms: nonplus, disconcert, foil

Espouse

• Verb– To take up and support; to

become attached to; adopt; to marry

• Synonyms: embrace, wed• Antonyms: repudiate,

disavow, renounce

Fetish

• Noun– An object believed to

have magical powers; an object of unreasoning devotion or reverence

• Synonyms: charm, talisman, obsession

Gregarious

• Adjective– Living together in a herd

or group; sociable, seeking the company of others

• Synonyms: outgoing, extroverted

• Antonyms: aloof, introverted, reclusive

Hapless

• Adjective– Marked by a persistent

absence of good luck

• Synonyms: unlucky, ill-starred, unfortunate

• Antonyms: lucky, charmed, fortunate

Impeccable

• Adjective– Faultless, beyond

criticism or blame

• Synonyms: flawless, spotless, immaculate

• Antonyms: grimly, soiled, spotted, sullied

Importune

• Verb– To trouble with demands;

to beg for insistently

• Synonyms: implore, entreat, dun, tax

Interpolate

• Verb– to insert between other

parts or things; to present as an addition or correction

• Synonyms: inject interpose, introduce

Irreparable

• Verb– Incapable of being

repaired or rectified

• Synonyms: irremediable

• Antonyms: remediable, fixable, reversible

Laconic

• Adjective– Concise, using few words

• Synonyms: terse, succinct, pithy, compact

• Antonyms: garrulous, prolix, loquacious, verbose

Languish

• Verb– To become weak, feeble,

or dull; to droop; to be depressed or dispirited; to suffer neglect

• Synonyms: flag, wilt, fade, pine

Mendacious

• Adjective– Given to lying or

deception; untrue

• Synonyms: untruthful, false

• Antonyms: truthful, veracious

Nadir

• Noun– The lowest point

• Synonyms: rock bottom• Antonyms: apex,

pinnacle, zenith

Omnipresent

• Adjective– Present in all places at all

times

• Synonyms: ubiquitous, ever-present

Perfunctory

• Adjective– Done in a superficial or

halfhearted manner; without interest or enthusiasm

• Synonyms: slapdash, cursory, shallow

• Antonyms: thorough, assiduous, diligent, meticulous

Plaintive

• Adjective– Expressive of sorrow or

woe, melancholy

• Synonyms: sad, doleful, lugubrious

• Antonyms: cheerful, blithe, joyous, merry

Requite

• Verb– To make suitable

repayment, as for a kindness, service, or favor; to make retaliation, as for an injury or wrong; to reciprocate

• Synonyms: reimburse, recompense, avenge

Tantamount

• Adjective– equivalent, having the

same meaning, value, or effect

• Synonyms: indistinguishable from