Sadlier Vocabulary Workshop Level G: Unit 12

aesthetic

(adj) pertaining to beauty; sensitive or responsive to beauty

defunct

(adj) no longer in existence 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 a persistent absence of good luck

impeccable

(adj) faultless, beyond criticism or blame

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

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 dispirited; 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, service or favor; to make retaliation, as for an injury or wrong; to reciprocate

tantamount

(adj) equivalent, having the same meaning, value, or effect