Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Level G - Unit 12

aesthetic

(adj.) pertaining to beauty

defunct

(adj.) no longer in existence, dead

discomfit

(v.) to frustrate; to confuse

espouse

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

fetish

(n.) an object believed to have magical powers

gregarious

(adj.) living together in a group, sociable

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; tax

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, depressed

mendacious

(adj.) given to lying or deception; untrue

nadir

(n.) the lowest point; rock bottom

omnipresent

(adj.) present in all places at all times

perfunctory

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

plaintive

(adj.) expressive of sorrow or woe, melancholy; sad

requite

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

tantamount

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