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Vocabulary 12
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22
English
11th Grade
04/24/2009

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Term
importune
Definition
to trouble with demands, to beg for insistently
VERB
'TUNE
Term
fetish
Definition
an object believed to have magical powers, an object of unreasoning devotion or reverence
NOUN
'FET
Term
espouse
Definition
to take up and support; to become attached to; adopt; to marry
VERB
'POUSE
Term
interpolate
Definition
to insert between other parts or things; to present as an addition or correction
VERB
'TER
Term
gregarious
Definition
living together in a herd or group; sociable, seeking the company of others
ADJ
'GAR
Term
aesthetic
Definition
pertaining to beauty; sensitive or responsive to beauty, artistic
ADJ
'THETIC
Term
discomfit
Definition
to frustrate, thwart, or defeat; to confuse, perplex, embarrass
VERB
'COM
Term
hapless
Definition
marked by persistent absence of good luck
ADJ
'HAP
Term
conjecture
Definition
a guess, tentative theory;
NOUN
to make a guess, surmise
VERB
'JEC
Term
impeccable
Definition
faultless, beyond criticism/blame
ADJ
'PEC
Term
defunct
Definition
no longer in existence or functioning, dead
ADJ
'FUNCT
Term
laconic
Definition
concise, using few words
ADJ
'CON
Term
nadir
Definition
the lowest point
NOUN
'NAD
Term
languish
Definition
to become weak, feeble, or dull; to droop; to be depressed or dispirited; to suffer neglect
VERB
'LAN
Term
irreparable
Definition
incapable of being reparired or rectified
ADJ
'REP
Term
perfunctory
Definition
done in a superficial or halfhearted manner; without interest or enthusiasm
ADJ
'FUNC
Term
mandacious
Definition
given to lying or deception; untrue
ADJ
'DAC
Term
omnipresent
Definition
present in all places at all times
ADJ
'PRES
Term
tantamount
Definition
equivalent, having the same meaning, value, or effect
ADJ
'TAN
Term
requite
Definition
to make suitable repayment as for a kindness, service, or favor, to make retaliation, as for an injurt or wrong; to reciprocate
VERB
'QUITE
Term
plaintive
Definition
expressive of sorrow or woe, melancholy
ADJ
'PLAIN
Term
unregenerate
Definition
persisting in holding obstinately to old ideas or habits; unrepentant, unreformed
ADJ
'GEN
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