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COMP Vocab #7 - Def

Sadlier, Level H, Unit 7 - DEF

DefinitionWord
(n) a state of being temporarily inactive, suspended, or set aside ABEYANCE
(adj) having opposite and conflicting feelings about someone or something AMBIVALENT
(v) to set upon from all sides; to surround with an army; to trouble, harass BELEAGUER
(n) full freedom or authority to act at one's own discretion CARTE BLANCHE
(n) a sudden, violent, or devastating upheaval; a surging flood, deluge CATACLYSM
(v) to corrupt morally, seduce; to indulge in dissipation; (n) an act or occasion of dissipation or vice DEBAUCH
(n) dazzling or conspicuous success or acclaim; great brilliance (of performance or achievement) ÉCLAT
(adj) overly demanding or hard to please; excessively careful in regard to details; easily disgusted FASTIDIOUS
(v) to jump or skip about playfully GAMBOL
(v) to soak or stain thoroughly; to fill the mind IMBUE
(adj) just beginning; not fully shaped or formed INCHOATE
(n) a malicious satire; (v) to satirize, ridicule LAMPOON
(adj) capable of being formed into different shapes; capable of being altered, adapted, or influenced MALLEABLE
(n) an agent or force inflicting vengeance or punishment; retribution itself; an unbeatable rival NEMESIS
(v) to make a choice or decision OPT
(adj) lacking in, hostile to, or smugly indifferent to cultural and artistic values or refinements; (n) such a person PHILISTINE
(adj) involving or characteristic of clever rogues or adventurers PICARESQUE
(adj) nauseated or uneasy; causing nausea or uneasiness; troubled QUEASY
(adj) stubborn; hard or difficult to manage; not responsive to treatment or cure REFRACTORY
(n) the ability to say and do the right thing in any situation; social competence SAVOIR-FAIRE
Created by: Ms. Flock
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