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English 111
Sadlier-Oxford VocabularyLevel G, Unit 12
Cathy Murphy
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Aesthetic (think: artistic) (adj.) pertaining
to beauty; sensitive or responsive to beauty
Synonym: artistic
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Defunct (think: de-functional) (adj.) no longer in
existence or functioning; dead
Synonyms: extinct, nonexistent
Antonym: alive, extant
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Discomfit (think: to make dis-comfortable)
(v.) to frustrate, thwart, or defeat; to confuse, perplex, or embarrass
Synonyms: nonplus, disconcert, foil
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Espouse (think: you should support a spouse)
(v.) to take up and support; to become attached to, adopt; to marry
Synonyms: embrace, wed
Antonyms: repudiate, disavow, renounce
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Fetish
(n.) an object believed to have magical powers; an object of unreasoning devotion or reverence
Synonyms: charm, talisman, obsession
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Gregarious (think of a sociable friend named Greg)
(adj.) sociable, seeking the company of others; living together in a herd of group
Synonyms: outgoing, extroverted
Antonyms: aloof, introverted, reclusive
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Hapless (think: happy-less)
(adj.) marked by a persistent absence of good luck
Synonyms: unlucky, ill-starred, unfortunate
Antonyms: lucky, charmed, fortunate
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Impeccable (think: no one can peck at your faults)
(adj.) faultless; beyond criticism or blame
Synonyms: flawless, spotless, immaculate
Antonyms: grimy, soiled, spotted, sullied
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Importune (think: in-fortune)
(v.) to trouble with demands; to beg for insistently
Synonym: implore, entreat, dun, tax
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Interpolate (interpose, insert, interject)
(v.) to insert between other parts or things; to present as an addition or correction
Synonyms: inject, interpose, introduce
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Irreparable (think: ir-repairable)
(adj.) incapable of being repaired or rectified
Synonym: irremediable
Antonyms: remediable, fixable, reversible
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Laconic (think: lack of words)
(adj.) concise, using few words
Synonyms: terse, succinct, pithy, compact
Antonyms: garrulous, prolix, loquacious, verbose
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Languish (think: lazy people languish)
(v.) to become weak, feeble, or dull; to droop; to be depressed or dispirited; to suffer neglect,
Synonyms: flag, wilt, fade, pine
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Mendacious (think: men) (adj.) given to lying
or deception; untrue Synonyms:
untruthful, false Antonyms: truthful,
veracious
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Nadir (think of World Geography)
(n.) the lowest point Synonym: rock
bottom Antonyms: apex,
pinnacle, zenith
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Omnipresent (think all-present)
(adj.) present in all places at all times
Synonyms: ubiquitous, ever-present
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Perfunctory (think: per-factory) (adj.) done in a
superficial or half-hearted manner; without interest or enthusiasm
Synonyms: slapdash, cursory, shallow
Thorough, assiduous, diligent, meticulous
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Plaintive (think: plainly sad)
(adj.) expressive of sorrow or woe; melancholy
Synonyms: sad, doleful, lugubrious
Antonyms: cheerful, blithe, joyous, merry
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Requite (think: reimburse, recompense, repay)
(v.) to make suitable for repayment, as for kindness, service, or favor; to make retaliation, as for an injury or wrong; to reciprocate
Synonyms: reimburse, recompense, avenge
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Tantamount (think: same amount)
(adj.) equivalent, having the same meaning, value, or effect
Synonym: indistinguishable from