Unit 12 Vocabulary Words AP Lit.

Aesthetic-adj.-

pertaining to beauty; sensitive or responsive to beauty

Defunct-adj.-

no longer existing 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.-

sociable, seeking the company of others; living together in a herd or group

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

Tantamount-adj.-

equivalent, having the same meaning, value, or effect