Sadlier Oxford H Word Scramble
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Word | Definition |
abeyance | (n) a state of being temporarily inactive, suspended, or set aside |
ambivalent | (adj) having opposite and conflicting feelings about someone or something |
beleaguer | (v) to set upon from all sides; to surround with an army; to trouble, harass |
carte blanche | (n) full freedom or authority to act at one's own discretion |
cataclysm | (n) a sudden, violent, or devastating uphaval; a surging flood, deluge |
debauch | (v( to corrupt morally, seduce; to indulge in dissipation; (n) an act or occasion of dissipation or vice |
eclat | (n) dazzling or conspicuous success or acclaim; great billiance (of performance or achievement) |
fastidious | (adj) overly demanding or hard to please; excessively careful in regard to details; easily disgusted |
gambol | (v) to jump or skip about playfully |
imbue | (v) to soak or stain thrououghy; to fill the mind |
inchoate | (adj) just beginning; not fully shaped or formed |
lampoon | (n) a malicious satire; (v) to satirize, ridecule |
malleable | (adj) capable of being formed into different shapes; capable of being altered, adapted, or influenced |
nemesis | (n) an agent or force inflicting vengeance or punishment; retibution itself; an unbeatable rival |
opt | (v) to make a choice or decision |
philistine | (adj) lacking in, hostile to, or smugly indifferent to cultural and artistic values or refinements; (n) such a person |
picaresque | (adj) involving or characteristic of clever rogues or adventurers |
queasy | (adj) nauseated or uneasy; causing nausea or uneasiness; troubled |
refractory | (adj) stubborn; hard or difficult to manage; not responsive to treatment or cure |
savoir-faire | (n) the abilty to say and do the right thing in any situation; social competence |
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