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vocab unit 12
20 vocab words
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11th Grade
04/11/2006
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Aesthetic
 Definition
pertaining to beauty
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defunct
 Definition
no longer in existence or functioning
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discomfit
 Definition
to frustrate, thwart, defeat
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espouse
 Definition
to take up and support
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fetish
 Definition
an object believed to have magical powers
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gregarious
 Definition
living together in a herd or group
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hapless
 Definition
marked by bad-luck
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impeccable
 Definition
faultless, beyond blame
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importune
 Definition
to trouble with demands
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interpolate
 Definition
to insert between other parts or things
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irreparable
 Definition
incapable of being repaired
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laconic
 Definition
concise, using few words
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languish
 Definition
to become weak or dull
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mendacious
 Definition
given to lying or deception
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nadir
 Definition
the lowest point
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omnipresent
 Definition
present in all places
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perfunctory
 Definition
done in a superficial way
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plaintive
 Definition
expressive of sorrow or woe
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requite
 Definition
to make suitable repayment
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