Vocabulary Workshop Level G - Unit 12

Aesthetic

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

Synonyms: artistic

Antonyms: -

Defunct

(adj.) no longer in existence or functioning, dead

Synonyms: extinct, nonexistent

Antonyms: alive

Discomfit

(v.) to frustrate, thwart, or defeat; to confuse, perplex, or embarrass

Synonyms: nonplus, foil

Antonyms: -

Espouse

(v.) to take up and support; to become attached to, adopt; to marry

Synonyms: embrace, wed

Antonyms: repudiate, disavow, renounce

Fetish

(n.) an object believed to have magical powers; an object of unreasoning devotion or reverence

Synonyms: charm, obsession

Antonyms: -

Gregarious

(adj.) living together in a herd or group; sociable seeking the company of others

Synonyms: outgoing, extroverted

Antonyms: aloof, introverted, reclusive

Hapless

(adj.) marked by a persistent absence of good luck

Synonyms: unlucky, ill-starred, unfortunate

Antonyms: lucky, charmed, fortunate

Impeccable

(adj.) faultless, beyond criticism or blame

Synonyms: flawless, spotless, immaculate

Antonyms: grimy, soiled, spotted

Importune

(v.) to trouble with demands; to beg for insistently

Synonyms: implore, dun, tax

Antonyms: -

Interpolate

(v.) to insert between other parts or things; to present as an addition or correction

Synonyms: interpose, introduce

Antonyms: -

Irreparable

(adj.) incapable of being repaired or rectified

Synonyms: irremediable

Antonyms: remediable, fixable, reversible

Laconic

(adj.) concise, using few words

Synonyms: succinct, pithy, compact

Antonyms: garrulous, prolix, loquacious

Languish

(v.) to become weak, feeble, or dull; to droop; to be depressed or dispirited; to suffer neglect

Synonyms: flag, fade, pine

Antonyms: -

Mendacious

(adj.) given to lying or deception; untrue

Synonyms: untruthful, false

Antonyms: veracious

Nadir

(n.) the lowest point

Synonyms: rock bottom

Antonyms: pinnacle, zenith

Omnipresent

(adj.) present in all places at all times

Synonyms: ubiquitous, ever-present

Antonyms: -

Perfunctory

(adj.) done in a superficial or halfhearted manner; without interest or enthusiasm

Synonyms: slapdash, shallow

Antonyms: thorough, assiduous, diligent, meticulous

Plaintive

(adj.) expressive of sorrow or woe, melancholy

Synonyms: sad, lugubrious

Antonyms: cheerful, blithe, joyous, merry

Requite

(v.) to make suitable payment, as for a kindness, service, or favor; to make retaliation, as for an injury or wrong; to reciprocate

Synonyms: reimburse, avenge

Antonyms: -

Tantamount

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

Synonyms: indistinguishable from

Antonyms: -