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(adj) pertaining to beauty; sensitive or responsive to beauty
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aesthetic
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(adj) no longer in existence or functioning, dead
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defunct
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(v) to frustrate, thwart, or defeat; to confuse, perplex, or embarrass
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discomfit
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(v) to take up and support; to become attached to, adopt; to marry
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espouse
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(n) an object believed to have magical powers; an object of unreasoning devotion or reverence
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fetish
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(adj) living together in a herd or group; sociable, seeking the company of others
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gregarious
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(adj) marked by a persistent absence of good luck
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hapless
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(adj) faultless, beyond criticism or blame
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impeccable
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(v) to trouble with demands; to beg for insistently
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importune
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(v) to insert between other parts or things; to present as an addition or correction
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interpolate
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(adj) incapable of being repaired or rectified
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irreparable
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(adj) concise, using few words
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laconic
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(v) to become weak, feeble, or dull; to droop; to be depressed or dispirited; to suffer neglect
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languish
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(adj) given to lying or deception; untrue
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mendacious
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(n) the lowest point
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nadir
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(adj) present in all places at all times
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omnipresent
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(adj) done in a superficial or halfhearted manner; without interest or enthusiasm
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perfunctory
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(adj) expressive of sorrow or woe, melancholy
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plaintive
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(v) to make suitable repayment, as for a kindness, service, or favor; to make retaliation, as for an injury or wrong; to reciprocate
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requite
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(adj) equivalent, having the same meaning, value, or effect
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tantamount
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No matter where candidates for high political office go these days, the _____ eye of the TV camera seems focused on them.
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omnipresent
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As his irrepressible flow of reminiscences continured without a letup, I tried in vain to _____ a few observations of my own.
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interpolate
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To say that he is _____ does not even begin to convey just how alienated he is from any regard for the truth.
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mendacious
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One wall of the museum was filled with charms and _____ designed to ward off everything from a hangnail to the evil eye.
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fetishes
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They claim to have made a thorough search of the premises, but I suspect that their efforts were no more than ______.
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perfunctory
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Last night, Central High's Netnicks captured the basketball championship by _____ the South High Slammers, 61 to 44.
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discomfiting
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I thought our state legislators would consider the proposal at the earliest opportunity, but they let it _____ in committee for months.
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languish
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Responding to the melancholy note in the song of the nightingale, Keats wrote of its "_____ anthem."
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plaintive
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Suddenly I was surrounded by a mob of street urchins loudly _____ me for a handout.
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importuning
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I was greatly relieved to learn that the accident I had with my car last week didn't do any _____ damage to the motor.
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irreparable
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The _____ creature had somehow gotten its foot caught in the grate and could not extricate it without help.
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hapless
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When asked what terms he would offer the Confederate army, General Grant made the _____ reply, "Unconditional surrender!"
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laconic
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I felt a little foolish when the librarian told me that I was asking for the current issue of a magazine that had long been _____.
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defunct
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Every general seems to have one defeat that marks the _____ his military fortunes--for example, Lee at Gettysburg, or Grant at Cold Harbor.
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nadir
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It's easy enough to back a popular program, but it takes real courage to _____ a cause that most people oppose.
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espouse
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Since extroverts are _____ by nature, they usually prefer not to live alone.
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gregarious
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Never once has the least whiff of a scandal or impropriety tainted the man's _____ reputation as an upstanding member of this agency.
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impeccable
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"Don't you think it's a little foolish to pursue the young lady when your warm feelings for her are clearly not _____?" I asked.
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requited
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From an _____ point of view, the painting didn't appeal to me, but I kept it because it was a memento of my childhood.
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aesthetic
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When you get more experience on the job, you will learn that a "request" from your employer is _____ to an order.
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tantamount
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alive, extant
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defunct
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repudiate, disavow, renounce
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espouse
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aloof, introverted, reclusive
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gregarious
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lucky, charmed, fortunate
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hapless
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grimy, soiled, spotted, sullied
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impeccable
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remediable, fixable, reversible
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irreparable
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garrulous, prolix, loquacious, verbose
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laconic
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truthful, veracious
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mendacious
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apex, pinnacle, zenith
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nadir
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thorough, assiduous, diligent, meticulous
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perfunctory
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cheerful, blithe, joyous, merry
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plaintive
