English 111
Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary
Level G, Unit 12
Hannah Burwell
aesthetic
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(adj.) pertaining
to beauty;
sensitive or
responsive to
beauty
Synonym:
artistic
defunct
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(adj.) no longer
in existence or
functioning; dead
Synonyms:
extinct,
nonexistent
Antonym: alive,
extant
discomfit
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(v.) to frustrate,
thwart, or defeat;
to confuse,
perplex, or
embarrass
Synonyms:
nonplus,
disconcert, foil
espouse
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(v.) to take up and
support; to
become attached
to, adopt; to
marry
Synonyms:
embrace, wed
Antonyms:
repudiate,
disavow, renounce
fetish
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(n.) an object
believed to have
magical powers;
an object of
unreasoning
devotion or
reverence
Synonyms: charm,
talisman,
obsession
gregarious
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(adj.) sociable,
seeking the company
of others; living
together in a herd of
group
Synonyms: outgoing,
extroverted
Antonyms: aloof,
introverted, reclusive
hapless
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(adj.) marked by
a persistent
absence of good
luck
Synonyms:
unlucky, illstarred,
unfortunate
Antonyms: lucky,
charmed,
fortunate
impeccable
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(adj.) faultless;
beyond criticism or
blame
Synonyms:
flawless, spotless,
immaculate
Antonyms: grimy,
soiled, spotted,
sullied
importune
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(v.) to trouble with
demands; to beg
for insistently
Synonym:
implore, entreat,
dun, tax
interpolate
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(v.) to insert
between other
parts or things; to
present as an
addition or
correction
Synonyms: inject,
interpose,
introduce
irreparable
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(adj.) incapable of
being repaired or
rectified
Synonym:
irremediable
Antonyms:
remediable,
fixable, reversible
laconic
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(adj.) concise,
using few words
Synonyms: terse,
succinct, pithy,
compact
Antonyms:
garrulous, prolix,
loquacious,
verbose
languish
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(v.) to become
weak, feeble, or
dull; to droop; to
be depressed or
dispirited; to
suffer neglect,
Synonyms: flag,
wilt, fade, pine
mendacious
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(adj.) given to lying
or deception;
untrue
Synonyms:
untruthful, false
Antonyms: truthful,
veracious
nadir
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(n.) the lowest point
Synonym: rock
bottom
Antonyms: apex,
pinnacle, zenith
omnipresent
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(adj.) present in
all places at all
times
Synonyms:
ubiquitous, everpresent
perfunctory
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(adj.) done in a
superficial or halfhearted manner;
without interest or
enthusiasm
Synonyms:
slapdash, cursory,
shallow
Thorough,
assiduous,
diligent,
meticulous
plaintive
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(adj.) expressive of
sorrow or woe;
melancholy
Synonyms: sad,
doleful, lugubrious
Antonyms: cheerful,
blithe, joyous,
merry
requite
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(v.) to make suitable
for repayment, as for
kindness, service, or
favor; to make
retaliation, as for an
injury or wrong; to
reciprocate
Synonyms:
reimburse,
recompense, avenge
tantamount
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(adj.) equivalent,
having the same
meaning, value, or
effect
Synonym:
indistinguishable
from