Aesthetic (adj) Pertaining to beauty; sensitive or responsive to beauty Syn: artistic **artistic.
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Aesthetic (adj)
Pertaining to beauty; sensitive or responsive to beauty
Syn: artistic
**artistic
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Defunct (adj)No longer in existence or functioning, dead
Syn: extinct, nonexistent
Ant: alive, extant
**not functional
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Discomfit (v)
To frustrate, thwart, or defeat; to confuse, perplex, or embarrass
Syn: nonplus, disconcert, foil
***make uncomfortable
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Espouse (v)
To take up and support; to become attached to, adopt; to marry
Syn: embrace, wed
Ant: repudiate, disavow, renounce
**get a spouse
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Fetish (n)
An object believed to have magical powers; an object of unreasoning devotion or reverence
Syn: charm, talisman, obsession
**foot fetish
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Gregarious (adj) Living together in a herd or group; sociable, seeking the company of others
Syn: outgoing, extroverted
Ant: aloof, introverted, reclusive
**aggregate is to gather in groups
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Hapless (adj) Marked by a persistent absence of good luck
Syn: unlucky, ill-starred, unfortunate
Ant: lucky, charmed, fortunate
***less happy with bad luck
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Impeccable (adj)
Faultless, beyond criticism or blame
Syn: flawless, spotless, immaculate
Ant: grimy, soiled, spotted, sullied
**can’t be picked on, immaculate
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Importune (v)
To trouble with demands; to beg for insistently
Syn: implore, entreat, dun, tax
**implore
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Interpolate (v)
To insert between other parts or things; to present as an addition or correction
Syn: inject, interpose, introduce
***insert
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Irreparable (adj)Incapable of being repaired or rectified
Syn: irremediable
Ant: remediable, fixable, reversible
***not repairable
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Laconic (adj)
Concise, using few words
Syn: terse, succinct, pithy, compact
Ant: garrulous, prolix, loquacious, verbose
**lack of words
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Languish (v)To become weak, feeble, or dull; to droop; to be depressed or dispirited; to suffer neglect
Syn: flag, wilt, fade, pine
***extinguish strength or interest
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Mendacious (adj)
Given to lying or deception; untrue
Syn: untruthful, false
Ant: truthful, veracious
***not veracious
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Nadir (n)The lowest point
Syn: rock bottom
Ant: apex, pinnacle, zenith
***life was greater before this nadir
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Omnipresent (adj)
Present in all places at all times
Syn: ubiquitous, ever-present
**ever present
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Perfunctory (adj)Done in a superficial or halfhearted manner; without interest or enthusiasm
Syn: slapdash, cursory, shallow
Ant: through, assiduous, diligent, meticulous
**perform in a hurry without much effort/interest
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Plaintive (adj)Expressive of sorrow or woe, melancholy
Syn: sad, doleful, lugubrious
Ant: cheerful, blithe, joyous, merry
***just plain old sad…
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Requite (v)
To make suitable repayment, as for a kindness, service, or favor; to make retaliation, as for an injury or wrong; to reciprocate
Syn: reimburse, recompense, avenge
***reciprocate
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Tantamount (adj)
Equivalent, having the same meaning, value, or effect
Syn: indistinguishable from
***same amount