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Aesthetic
- Adj. pertaining to beauty; sensitive or responsive to beauty
- Synonyms: artistic
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Defunct
- Adj. no longer in existence or functioning, dead
- Synonyms: extinct, nonexistent
- Antonyms: alive, extant
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Discomfit
- V. To frustrate, thwart, or defeat; to confuse, perplex, or embarrass
- Synonyms: nonplus, disconcert, foil
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Espouse
- V. to take up and support; to become attached to, adopt; to marry
- Synonyms: embrace, wed
- Antonyms: repudiate, disavow, renounce
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fetish
- N. an object believed to have magical powers; an object of unreasoning devotion or reverence
- Synonyms: charm, talisman, obsession
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gregarious
- Adj. living together in a herd or group; sociable, seeking the company of others
- Synonyms: outgoing, extroverted
- Antonyms: Aloof, introverted, reclusive
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hapless
- Adj. marked by a persistent absence of good luck
- Synonyms: unlucky, ill-starred, unfortunate
- Antonyms: lucky, charmed, fortunate
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impeccable
- Adj. faultless, beyond criticism or blame
- Synonyms: flawless, spotless, immaculate
- Antonyms: grimy, soiled, spotted, sullied
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importune
- V. To trouble with demands; to beg for insistently
- Synonyms: implore, entreat, dun, tax
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interpolate
- V. to insert between other parts or things; to present as an addition or correction
- Synonyms: inject, interpose, introduce
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irreparable
- Adj. incapable of being repaired or rectified
- Synonyms: irremediable
- Antonyms: remediable, fixable, reversible
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laconic
- Adj. concise, using few words
- Synonyms: terse, succinct, pithy, compact
- Antonyms: garrulous, prolix, loquacious, verbose
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languish
- V. to become weak, feeble, or dull; to droop; to be depressed or dispirited; to suffer neglect
- Synonyms: flag, wilt, fade, pine
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Mendacious
- Adj. given to lying or deception; untrue
- Synonyms: untruthful, false
- Antonyms: truthful, veracious
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nadir
- N. the lowest point
- Synonyms: rock bottom
- Antonyms: apex, pinnacle, zenith
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omnipresent
- Adj. present in all places at all times
- Synonyms: ubiquitous, ever-present
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perfuntory
- Adj. done in a superficial or halfhearted manner; without interest or enthusiasm
- Synonyms: slapdash, cursory, shallow
- Antonyms: thorough, assiduous, diligent, meticulous
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plaintive
- Adj. expressive of sorrow or woe, melancholy
- Synonyms: sad, doleful, lugubrious
- Antonyms: cheerful, blithe, joyous, merry
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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
- Synonyms: reimburse, recompense, avenge
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Tantamount
- Adj. equivalent, having the same meaning, value, or effect
- Synonyms: indistinguishable from
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