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lang vocab 7
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abeyance | (n) a state of being temporarily inactive, suspended, or set aside syn: postponement, suspension |
| ambivalent | (adj) having opposite and conflicting feelings about someone or something syn: ambiguous, of two minds ant: unequivocal, unambiguous, clear-cut |
| beleaguer | (v) to set up on from all sides; to surround with an army; to trouble, harass syn: besiege, encircle, pester |
| carte blanche | (n) full freedom or authority to act at one's own discretion syn: blank check |
| cataclysm | (n) a sudden, violent, or devastating upheaval; a surging flood, deluge syn: disaster, catastrophe |
| debauch | (v) to corrupt morally, seduce; to indulge in dissipation; (n) an act or occasion of dissipation or vice syn: (v) carouse, (n) orgy ant: (v) elevate, uplift, purify |
| éclat | (n) dazzling or conspicuous success or acclaim; great brilliance (of performance or achievement) syn: celebrity ant: dullness, insipidity, mediocrity |
| fastidious | (adj) overly demanding or hard to please; excessively careful in regard to details; easily disgusted syn: precise, exacting, finicky ant: careless, sloppy, messy, untidy, slovenly |
| gambol | (v) to jump or skip about playfully syn: frolic, romp, cavort, caper ant: lumber, plod |
| imbue | (v) to soak or stain thoroughly; to fill the mind syn: infuse, inculcate ant: remove, expunge, eradicate, erase |
| inchoate | (adj) just beginning; not fully shaped or formed syn: incipient, embryonic ant: mature, developed, complete |
| lampoon | (n) a malicious satire; (v) to satirize, ridicule syn: (n) burlesque; (v) parody ant: (n) compliment, flattery |
| malleable | (adj) capable of being formed into different shapes; capable of being altered, adapted, or influenced syn: pliable, impressionable, adaptable ant: rigid, inflexible, unyielding, intractable |
| nemesis | (n) an agent or force inflicting vengeance or punishment retribution itself; an unbeatable rival syn: comeuppance, avenger ant: guardian angel, ally, patron |
| opt | (v) to make a choice or decision syn: choose, select, decide |
| philistine | (adj) lacking in, hostile to, or smugly indifferent to cultural and artistic values or refinements; (n) such a person syn: (adj) boorish, lowbrow; (n) pedant ant: (adj) refined, cultivated; (n) highbrow |
| picaresque | (adj) involving or characteristic of clever rogues or adventures syn: roguish, rascally, rakish |
| queasy | (adj) nauseated or uneasy; causing nausea or uneasiness; troubled syn: unsettled ant: calm, untroubled, confident |
| refractory | (adj) stubborn; hard or difficult to damage; not responsive to treatment or cure syn: unruly, disobedient, willful, mulish ant: docile, tractable, obediant |
| savior-faire | (n) the ability to say and do the right thing in any situation; social competence syn: tact, finesse, suavity, sophistication ant:tactlessness, gaucherie, boorishness |
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