unit 7 level H vocabulary workshop

abeyance

a state of being temporarily inactive, suspended or set aside

ambivalent

having opposite and conflicting feelings about someone or something

beleaguer

to set up from all asides; to surround with an army to trouble harass

carte blanche

full freedom or authority to act at ones own discretion

cataclysm

a sudden violent or devastating upheaval a surging flood deluge

debauch

to corrupt morally seduce to indulge in dissipation an act or occasion of dissipation or vice

éclat

dazzling or conspicuous success or acclaim; great brilliance(of performance or achievement)

fastidious

overly demanding or hard to please; excessively careful in regard to details; easily disgusted

gambol

to jump or skip about playfully

imbue

to soak or stain thoroughly; to fill the mind

inchoate

just beginning not fully shaped or formed

lampoon

a malicious satire to satirize ridicule

malleable

capable of being formed into different shapes; capable of being altered adapted or influenced

nemesis

an agent or force inflicting vengeance or punishment; retribution itself; an unbeatable rival

opt

to make a choice or decision

philistine

lacking in, hostile to, or smugly indifferent to cultural and artistic values or refinements; such a person

picaresque

involving or characteristic of clever rogues or adventurers

queasy

nauseated or uneasy; causing nausea or uneasiness; troubled

refractory

stubborn hard or difficult to manage not responsive to treatment or cure

savoir-faire

the ability to say and do the right thing in any situation; social competence

abeyance synonyms

postponement suspension

abeyance antonyms

none

ambivalent synonyms

ambiguous of two, minds

ambivalent antonyms

unequivocal unambiguous clear cut

beleaguer synonyms

besiege encircle pester

beleaguer antonyms

none

carte blanche synonyms

besiege encircle pester

carte blanche antonyms

none

cataclysm synonyms

disaster catastrophe

cataclysm antonyms

none

debauch synonyms

carouse orgy

debauch antonyms

elevate, uplift, purify

éclat synonyms

celebrity

éclat antonyms

dullness, insipidity, mediocrity

fastidious synonyms

precise exacting finicky

fastidious antonyms

careless, sloppy, messy, untidy, slovenly

gambol synonyms

frolic romp cavort caper

gambol antonyms

lumber plod

imbue synonyms

infuse inculcate

imbue antonyms

remove expunge eradicate erase

inchoate synonyms

uncipient embryonic

inchoate antonyms

mature developed complete

lampoon synonyms

burlesque parody

lampoon antonyms

compliment flattery

malleable synonyms

pliable impressionable adaptable

malleable antonyms

rigid inflexible unyielding intractable

nemesis synonyms

comeuppance avenger

nemesis antonyms

guardian angel ally patron

opt synonyms

choose select decide

opt antonyms

none

philistine synonyms

boorish lowbrow pedant

philiistine antonyms

refined cultivated highbrow

picaresque synonyms

roguish rascally rakish

picaresque antonyms

none

queasy synonyms

unsettled

queasy antonyms

calm, untroubled, confident

refractory synonyms

unruly disobedient willful mulish

refractory antonyms

docile trabtable obedient

savoir-faire synonyms

tact finesse suavity sophistication

savoir-faire antonyms

tactlessness, gaucherie, boorishness