| A | B |
|---|
| aesthetic | (adj.) pertaining to beauty |
| defunct | (adj.) no longer in existence or functioning |
| discomfit | (v.) to frustrate |
| espouse | (v.) to take up and support |
| fetish | (n.) an object of unreasoning obsession |
| gregarious | (adj.) sociable, outgoing |
| hapless | (adj.) unlucky, unfortunate |
| impeccable | (adj.) faultless, flawless |
| importune | (adj.) to beg for insistently |
| laconic | (adj.) using few words |
| languish | (v.) to suffer neglect, wilt |
| mendacious | (adj.) untruthful |
| nadir | (n.) the lowest point |
| omnipresent | (adj.) present in all places at all times |
| perfunctory | (adj.) done in a superficial or half-hearted manner |
| plaintive | (adj.) melancholy |
| requite | (v.) to reciprocate, reimburse |
| tantamount | (adj.) equivalent |
| interpolate | (v.) to insert between other parts or things; inject |
| irreparable | (adj.) incapable of being repaired |
