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