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aesthetic
(adj.) pertaining to beauty; sensitive or responsive to beauty
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conjecture
(n.) a guess, tentative theory; (v.) to make a guess, surmise
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defunct
(adj.) no longer in existence or functioning, dead
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discomfit
(v.) to frustrate, thrawt, or defeat; to confuse, perplex, or embarrass
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espouse
(v.) to take up and support; to become attatched to, adopt; to marry
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fetish
(n.) an object believed to have magical powers; an object of unreasoning devotion or reverence
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gregarious
(adj.) living together in a herd or group; sociable, seeking the company of others
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hapless
(adj.) marked by a persistent absence of good luck
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impeccable
(adj.) faultless, beyond criticism or blame
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importune
(v.) to trouble with demands; to beg for insistently
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interpolate
(v.) to insert between other parts or things; to present as an addition or correction
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irreparable
(adj.) incapable or being repaired or rectified
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laconic
(adj.) concise, using few words
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languish
(v.) to become weak, feeble, or dull; to droop; to be depressed or dispirited; to suffer neglect
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mendacious
(adj.) given to lying or deception; untrue
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nadir
(n.) the lowest point
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omnipresent
(adj.) present in all places at all times
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perfunctory
(adj.) done in a superficial or halfhearted manner; without interest or enthusiasm
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plaintive
(adj.) expressive of sorrow or woe, melancholy
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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
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tantamount
(adj.) equivalent, having the same meaning, value, or effect
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unregenerate
(adj.) persisting in holding obstinately to old ideas or habits; unrepentant, unreformed
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