vocab 12

(adj) pertaining to beauty; sensitive or responsive to beauty

SYNONYM: artistic

(adj) no longer in existence or functioning, dead

SYNONYMS: extinct, nonexistent

ANTONYM: alive

(v) to frustrate, thwart, or defeat; to confuse, perplex, or embarrass

SYNONYMS: nonplus, foil, disconcert

(v) to take up and support; to become attached to, adopt; to marry

SYNONYMS: embrace, wed

ANTONYMS: repudiate, disavow, renounce

(n) an object believed to have magical powers; an object of unreasoning devotion or reverence

SYNONYMS: charm, obsession

(adj) living together in a herd or group; sociable, seeking the company of others

SYNONYMS: outgoing, extroverted

ANTONYMS: aloof, introverted, reclusive

(adj) marked by a persistent absence of good luck

SYNONYMS: unlucky, ill-starred, unfortunate

ANTONYMS: lucky, charmed, fortunate

(adj) faultless, beyond criticism or blame

SYNONYMS: flawless, spotless, immaculate

ANTONYMS: grimy, soiled, spotted

(v) to trouble with demands; to beg for insistently

SYNONYMS: implore, dun, tax, entreat

(v) to insert between other parts or things; to present as an addition or correction

SYNONYMS: interpose, introduce, interject

(adj) incapable of being repaired or rectified

SYNONYM: irremediable

ANTONYMS: remediable, fixable, reversible

(adj) concise, using few words

SYNONYMS: succinct, pithy, compact, terse

ANTONYMS: garrulous, prolix, loquacious, verbose

(v) to become weak, feeble, or dull; to droop; to be depressed or dispirited; to suffer neglect

SYNONYMS: flag, fade, pine, wilt

(adj) given to lying or deception; untrue

SYNONYMS: untruthful, false, dishonest

ANTONYM: veracious

(n) the lowest point

SYNONYMS: rock bottom

ANTONYMS: pinnacle, zenith

(adj) present in all places at all times

SYNONYMS: ubiquitous, ever-present

(adj) done in a superficial or halfhearted manner; without interest or enthusiasm

SYNONYMS: slapdash, shallow, cursory

ANTONYMS: thorough, assiduous, diligent, meticulous

(adj) expressive of sorrow or woe, melancholy

SYNONYMS: sad, lugubrious, doleful

ANTONYMS: cheerful, blithe, joyous, merry

(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, avenge, recompense

ANTONYM: spurn

(adj) equivalent, having the same meaning, value, or effect

SYNONYMS: indistinguishable from, equal