CHM 2045 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Lists Of Transformers Characters, John Cavil, Scale-Invariant Feature Transform
Aesthetic - (adj.) pertaining to beauty; sensitive or responsive to beauty
SYN: artistic
Defunct - (adj.) no longer in existence or functioning, dead
SYN: extinct, nonexistent
ANT: alive
Discomfit - (v.) to frustrate, thwart, or defeat; to confuse, perplex, or embarrass
SYN: nonplus, foil
Espouse - (v.) to take up and support; to become attached to, adopt; to marry
SYN: embrace, wed
ANT: repudiate, disavow, renounce
Fetish - (n.) an object believed to have magical powers; an object of unreasoning devotion or
reverence
SYN: charm, obsession
Gregarious - (adj.) living together in a herd or group; sociable, seeking the company of others
SYN: outgoing, extroverted
ANT: aloof, introverted, reclusive
Hapless - (adj.) marked by a persistent absence of good luck
SYN: unlucky, ill-starred, unfortunate
ANT: lucky, charmed, fortunate
Impeccable - (adj.) faultless, beyond criticism or blame
SYN: flawless, spotless, immaculate
ANT: grimy, soiled, spotted
Importune - (v.) to trouble with demands; to beg for insistently
SYN: implore, dun, tax
Interpolate - (v.) to insert between other parts or things; to present as an addition or correction
SYN: interpose, introduce
Irreparable - (adj.) incapable of being repaired or rectified
SYN: irremediable
ANT: remediable, fixable, reversible
Laconic - (adj.) concise, using few words
SYN: succinct, pithy, compact
ANT: garrulous, prolix, loquacious
Languish - (v.) to become weak, feeble, or dull; to droop; to be depressed or dispirited; to suffer
neglect
SYN: flag, fade, pine
Mendacious - (adj.) given to lying or deception; untrue
SYN: untruthful, false
ANT: veracious
Nadir - (n.) the lowest point
SYN: rock bottom
ANT: pinnacle, zenith
Omnipresent - (adj.) present in all places at all times
SYN: ubiquitous, ever-present
Perfunctory - (adj.) done in a superficial or halfhearted manner; without interest or enthusiasm
SYN: slapdash, shallow
ANT: thorough, assiduous, diligent, meticulous
Plaintive - (adj.) expressive of sorrow or woe, melancholy
SYN: sad, lugubrious
ANT: cheerful, blithe, joyous, merry
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, avenge
Tantamount - (adj.) equivalent, having the same meaning, value, or effect
SYN: indistinguishable from
Askance - (adv.) with suspicion, distrust, or disapproval
SYN: distrustfully, suspiciously
Attenuate - (v.) to make thin or slender; to weaken or lessen in force, intensity, or value
SYN: thin out, dilute, water down
ANT: thicken, strengthen, bolster
Benign - (adj.) gentle, kind; forgiving, understanding; having a favorable or beneficial effect; not
malignant
SYN: benevolent, salubrious, harmless
ANT: malevolent, deleterious
Cavil - (v.) to find fault in a petty way, carp; (n.) a trivial objection or criticism
Document Summary
Aesthetic - (adj. ) pertaining to beauty; sensitive or responsive to beauty. Defunct - (adj. ) no longer in existence or functioning, dead. Discomfit - (v. ) to frustrate, thwart, or defeat; to confuse, perplex, or embarrass. Espouse - (v. ) to take up and support; to become attached to, adopt; to marry. Fetish - (n. ) an object believed to have magical powers; an object of unreasoning devotion or reverence. Gregarious - (adj. ) living together in a herd or group; sociable, seeking the company of others. Hapless - (adj. ) marked by a persistent absence of good luck. Impeccable - (adj. ) faultless, beyond criticism or blame. Importune - (v. ) to trouble with demands; to beg for insistently. Interpolate - (v. ) to insert between other parts or things; to present as an addition or correction. Irreparable - (adj. ) incapable of being repaired or rectified. Languish - (v. ) to become weak, feeble, or dull; to droop; to be depressed or dispirited; to suffer neglect.
