Aesthetic (adj)

Pertaining to beauty; sensitive or responsive to beauty

Syn: artistic

**artistic

Defunct (adj)No longer in existence or functioning, dead

Syn: extinct, nonexistent

Ant: alive, extant

**not functional

Discomfit (v)

To frustrate, thwart, or defeat; to confuse, perplex, or embarrass

Syn: nonplus, disconcert, foil

***make uncomfortable

Espouse (v)

To take up and support; to become attached to, adopt; to marry

Syn: embrace, wed

Ant: repudiate, disavow, renounce

**get a spouse

Fetish (n)

An object believed to have magical powers; an object of unreasoning devotion or reverence

Syn: charm, talisman, obsession

**foot fetish

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

Syn: outgoing, extroverted

Ant: aloof, introverted, reclusive

**aggregate is to gather in groups

Hapless (adj) Marked by a persistent absence of good luck

Syn: unlucky, ill-starred, unfortunate

Ant: lucky, charmed, fortunate

***less happy with bad luck

Impeccable (adj)

Faultless, beyond criticism or blame

Syn: flawless, spotless, immaculate

Ant: grimy, soiled, spotted, sullied

**can’t be picked on, immaculate

Importune (v)

To trouble with demands; to beg for insistently

Syn: implore, entreat, dun, tax

**implore

Interpolate (v)

To insert between other parts or things; to present as an addition or correction

Syn: inject, interpose, introduce

***insert

Irreparable (adj)Incapable of being repaired or rectified

Syn: irremediable

Ant: remediable, fixable, reversible

***not repairable

Laconic (adj)

Concise, using few words

Syn: terse, succinct, pithy, compact

Ant: garrulous, prolix, loquacious, verbose

**lack of words

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

Syn: flag, wilt, fade, pine

***extinguish strength or interest

Mendacious (adj)

Given to lying or deception; untrue

Syn: untruthful, false

Ant: truthful, veracious

***not veracious

Nadir (n)The lowest point

Syn: rock bottom

Ant: apex, pinnacle, zenith

***life was greater before this nadir

Omnipresent (adj)

Present in all places at all times

Syn: ubiquitous, ever-present

**ever present

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

Syn: slapdash, cursory, shallow

Ant: through, assiduous, diligent, meticulous

**perform in a hurry without much effort/interest

Plaintive (adj)Expressive of sorrow or woe, melancholy

Syn: sad, doleful, lugubrious

Ant: cheerful, blithe, joyous, merry

***just plain old sad…

Requite (v)

To make suitable repayment, as for a kindness, service, or favor; to make retaliation, as for an injury or wrong; to reciprocate

Syn: reimburse, recompense, avenge

***reciprocate

Tantamount (adj)

Equivalent, having the same meaning, value, or effect

Syn: indistinguishable from

***same amount