and its a good one Song of the Day Spoon The Underdog Aesthetic Adjective Pertaining to beauty sensitive or responsive to beauty Synonym artistic Defunct Adjective No longer in existence or functioning dead ID: 549302
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Vocabulary Unit 12(and it’s a good one)
Song of the Day:
Spoon – “The Underdog”Slide2
Aesthetic
Adjective
Pertaining to beauty; sensitive or responsive to beauty
Synonym: artisticSlide3
Defunct
Adjective
No longer in existence or functioning; dead
Synonyms: extinct, nonexistent
Antonyms: alive, extant Slide4
Discomfit
VerbTo frustrate, thwart, or defeat; to confuse, perplex, or embarrassSynonyms: nonplus, disconcert, foilSlide5
Espouse
VerbTo take up and support; to become attached to; adopt; to marrySynonyms: embrace, wedAntonyms: repudiate, disavow, renounceSlide6
Fetish
NounAn object believed to have magical powers; an object of unreasoning devotion or reverenceSynonyms: charm, talisman, obsessionSlide7
Gregarious
AdjectiveLiving together in a herd or group; sociable, seeking the company of othersSynonyms: outgoing, extroverted
Antonyms: aloof, introverted, reclusiveSlide8
Hapless
AdjectiveMarked by a persistent absence of good luckSynonyms: unlucky, ill-starred, unfortunateAntonyms: lucky, charmed, fortunateSlide9
Impeccable
AdjectiveFaultless, beyond criticism or blameSynonyms: flawless, spotless, immaculateAntonyms: grimly, soiled, spotted, sulliedSlide10
Importune
VerbTo trouble with demands; to beg for insistentlySynonyms: implore, entreat, dun, taxSlide11
Interpolate
Verbto insert between other parts or things; to present as an addition or correctionSynonyms: inject interpose, introduceSlide12
Irreparable
VerbIncapable of being repaired or rectifiedSynonyms: irremediableAntonyms: remediable, fixable, reversibleSlide13
Laconic
AdjectiveConcise, using few wordsSynonyms: terse, succinct, pithy, compactAntonyms: garrulous, prolix, loquacious, verboseSlide14
Languish
VerbTo become weak, feeble, or dull; to droop; to be depressed or dispirited; to suffer neglectSynonyms: flag, wilt, fade, pineSlide15
Mendacious
AdjectiveGiven to lying or deception; untrueSynonyms: untruthful, falseAntonyms: truthful, veraciousSlide16
Nadir
NounThe lowest pointSynonyms: rock bottomAntonyms: apex, pinnacle, zenithSlide17
Omnipresent
AdjectivePresent in all places at all timesSynonyms: ubiquitous, ever-presentSlide18
Perfunctory
AdjectiveDone in a superficial or halfhearted manner; without interest or enthusiasmSynonyms: slapdash, cursory, shallow
Antonyms: thorough, assiduous, diligent, meticulousSlide19
Plaintive
AdjectiveExpressive of sorrow or woe, melancholySynonyms: sad, doleful, lugubriousAntonyms: cheerful, blithe, joyous, merrySlide20
Requite
VerbTo make suitable repayment, as for a kindness, service, or favor; to make retaliation, as for an injury or wrong; to reciprocateSynonyms: reimburse, recompense, avengeSlide21
Tantamount
Adjectiveequivalent, having the same meaning, value, or effectSynonyms: indistinguishable from