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aesthetic

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

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conjecture

(n.) a guess, tentative theory; (v.) to make a guess, surmise

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defunct

(adj.) no longer in existence or functioning, dead

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discomfit

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

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espouse

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

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fetish

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

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gregarious

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

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hapless

(adj.) marked by a persistent absence of good luck

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impeccable

(adj.) faultless, beyond criticism or blame

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importune

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

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interpolate

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

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irreparable

(adj.) incapable or being repaired or rectified

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laconic

(adj.) concise, using few words

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languish

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

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mendacious

(adj.) given to lying or deception; untrue

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nadir

(n.) the lowest point

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omnipresent

(adj.) present in all places at all times

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perfunctory

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

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plaintive

(adj.) expressive of sorrow or woe, melancholy

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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

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tantamount

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

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unregenerate

(adj.) persisting in holding obstinately to old ideas or habits; unrepentant, unreformed

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