Unit 7
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| abeyance | (n.) a state of being temporarily inactive, suspended, or set aside
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| ambivalent | (adj.) having opposite and conflicting feelings about someone or something
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| beleaguer | (v.) to set upon from all sides; to surround with an army; to trouble, harass
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| mcarte blanche | (n.) full freedon or authority to act at one's own discretion
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| cataclysm | (n.) a sudden, violent, or devastating upheaval; a surging flood, deluge
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| debauch | (v.) to corrupt morally, seduce; to indulge in dissipation; (n.) an act or occasion of dissipation
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| éclat | (n.) dazzling or conspicuous success or acclaim; great brilliance of performance or achievement
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| fastidious | (adj) overly demanding or hard to please; excessively careful in regard to details; easily disgusted
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| gambol | (v.) to jump or skip about playfully
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| imbue | (v.) to soak or stain thoroughly; to fill the mind
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| inchoate | (adj.) just beginning; not fully shaped or formed
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| lampoon | (n.) a malicious satire; (v.) to satirize, ridicule
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| malleable | (adj.) capable of being formed into different shapes; capable of being altered, adapted, or influenced
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| nemesis | (n.) an agent or force inflicting vengeance or punishment; retribution itself; an unbeatable rival
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| opt | (v) to make a choice or decision
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| philistine | (adj.) lacking in, hostile to, or smugly indifferent to cultural and artistic values or refinements; (n.) such a person
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| picaresque | (adj.) involving or characteristic of clever rogues or adventurers
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| queasy | (adj.) nauseated or uneasy; causing nausea or uneasiness; troubled
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| refractory | (adj.) stubborn; hard or difficult to manage; not responsive to treatment or cure
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| savoir-faire | (n.) the ability to say and do the right thing in any situation; social competence
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Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
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