Chapter 12 Vocabulary -- write word and part of speech -- write definition -- write example
Sensitive or responsive to beauty aesthetic (adj) Pertaining to beauty Sensitive or responsive to beauty
No longer in existence or functioning defunct (adj) No longer in existence or functioning Dead
discomfit (v) To frustrate, thwart, or defeat To confuse, perplex, or embarrass
To become attached to; adopt espouse (v) To take up and support To become attached to; adopt Marry
fetish (n) An object believed to have magical powers An object of unreasoning devotion or reverence (respect)
gregarious (adj) Living together in a herd or group Sociable; seeking the company of others
Marked by a persistent absence of good luck hapless (adj) Marked by a persistent absence of good luck
Faultless, beyond criticism or blame impeccable (adj) Faultless, beyond criticism or blame
To trouble with demands 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
Incapable of being repaired or rectified irreparable (adj) Incapable of being repaired or rectified
Concise, using few words laconic (adj) Concise, using few words
languish (v) To become weak, feeble, or dull To droop To be depressed; to suffer neglect
Given to lying or deception mendacious (adj) Given to lying or deception Untrue
nadir (n) The lowest point
Present in all places at all times 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 Melancholy
requite (v) To make suitable repayment, as for a kindness, service, or favor To make retaliation, as for an injury or wrong To reciprocate
Having the same meaning, value, or effect tantamount (adj) Equivalent Having the same meaning, value, or effect