| A | B |
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| Importune | (v) to trouble with demands; to beg for insistently |
| Fetish | (n) an object believed to have magical powers; an object of unreasoning devotion or reverence |
| Espouse | (v) to take up and support; to become attached to, adopt; to marry |
| Interpolate | (v) to insert between other parts or things; to present as an addition or correction |
| Gregarious | (adj) living together in a herd or group; sociable, seeking the company of others |
| Aesthetic | (adj) pertaining to beauty; sensitive or responsive to beauty; artistic |
| Discomfit | (v) to frustrate, thwart, or defeat; to confuse, perplex, or embarrass |
| Hapless | (adj) marked by persistent absence of good luck |
| Conjecture | (n) a guess, tentative theory; (v) to make a guess, surmise |
| Impeccable | (adj) faultless; beyond criticism or blame |
| Defunct | (adj) no longer in existence or functioning; dead |
| Laconic | (adj) concise, using few words |
| Nadir | (n) the lowest point |
| Languish | (v) to become weak, feeble, or dull; to droop; to be depressed or dispirited; to suffer neglect |
| Irreparable | (adj) incapable of being repaired or rectified |
| Perfunctory | (adj) done in a superficial or halfhearted manner; without interest or enthusiasm |
| Mendacious | (adj) given to lying or deception; untrue |
| Omnipresent | (adj) present in all places at all times |
| Tantamount | (adj) equivalent, having the same meaning, value, or effect |
| Requite | (v) to make suitable repayment, as for a kindness, service, or favor; to make retaliation, as for an injury or wrong; to reciprocate |
| Plaintive | (adj) expressive of sorrow or woe; melancholy |
| Unregenerate | (adj) persisting in holding obstinately to old ideas or habits; unrepentant, unreformed |
