Vocabulary Workshop Level G Unit 12
Word List
- aesthetic
(adj.) pertaining to beauty; sensitive or responsive to beauty - irreparable
(adj.) incapable of being repaired or rectified - defunct
(adj.) no longer in existence or functioning, dead - laconic
(adj.) concise, using few words - discomfit
(v.) to frustrate, thwart, or defeat; to confuse, perplex, or embarrass - languish
(v.) to become weak, feeble, or dull; to droop; to be depressed or dispirited; to suffer neglect - espouse
(v.) to take up and support; to become attached to, adopt; to marry - mendacious
(adj.) given to lying or deception; untrue - fetish
(n.) an object believed to have magical powers; an object of unreasoning devotion or reverence - nadir
(n.) the lowest point - gregarious
(adj.) living together in a herd or group; sociable, seeking the company of others - omnipresent
(adj.) present in all places at all times - hapless
(adj.) marked by a persistent absence of good luck - perfunctory
(adj.) done in a superficial or halfhearted manner; without interest or enthusiasm - impeccable
(adj.) faultless, beyond criticism or blame - plaintive
(adj.) expressive of sorrow or woe, melancholy - importune
(v.) to trouble with demands; to beg for insistently - requite
(v.) to make suitable repayment, as for a kindness, service, or favor; to make retaliation, as for an injury or wrong; to reciprocate - interpolate
(v.) to insert between other parts or things; to present as an addition or correction - tantamount
(adj.) equivalent, having the same meaning, value, or effect