Level H Unit 7

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abeyance

abeyance

(n.) a state of being temporarily inactive, suspended, or set aside synonyms: deferment, postponement, suspension

ambivalent

(adj.) having opposite and conflicting feelings about someone or something synonyms: equivocal, ambiguous, of two minds antonyms: unequivocal, unambiguous, clear-out

beleaguer

(v.) to set upon from all sides; to surround with an army; to trouble and harass synonyms: besiege, encircle, pester

carte blanche

(n.) full freedom or authority to act at one's own discretion synonyms: blank check, free rain

cataclysm

(n.) a sudden, violent, or devastating upheaval; a surging flood, deluge synonyms: disaster, catastrophe

debauch

(v.) to corrupt morally, seduce; to indulge in dissipation; (n.) an act or occasion of dissipation or vice synonyms: carouse, spree, orgy antonyms: elevate, uplift, inspire, purify

éclat

(n.) dazzling or conspicuous success or acclaim; great brilliance (of performance or achievement) synonyms: celebrity antonyms: dullness, insipidity, mediority

fastidious

(adj.) overly demanding or hard to please; excessively careful in regard to details; easily disgusted synonyms: precise, meticulous, exacting, finicky antonyms: careless, sloppy, messy, untidy, slovently

gambol

(v.) to jump or skip about playfully synonyms: frolic, romp, cavort, caper antonyms: lumber, trudge, plod

imbue

(v.) to soak or stain thoroughly; to fill the mind synonyms: infuse, instill, inculcate antonyms: remove, expunge, eradicate, erase

inchoate

(adj.) just beginning; not fully shaped or formed synonyms: incipient, embryonic, rudimentary antonyms: mature, developed, complete

lampoon

(n.) a malicious satire; (v.) to satirize, ridicule synonyms: burlesque, parody antonyms: compliment, flattery, homage

malleable

(adj.) capable of being formed into different shapes; capable of being altered, adapted, or influenced synonyms: pliable, impressionable, adaptable antonyms: rigid, inflexible, unyielding, intractable

nemesis

(n.) an agent or force inflicting vengeance or punishment; retribution itself; an unbeatable rival synonyms: comeuppance, avenger antonyms: guardian angel, ally, patron

opt

(v.) to make a choice or decision synonyms: choose, select, decide

philistine

(adj.) lacking in, hostile to, or smugly indifferent to cultural and artistic values or refinements; (n.) such a person synonyms: boorish, lowbrow, yahoo antonyms: refined, cultivated, esthete, highbrow

picaresque

(adj.) involving or characteristic of clever rogues or adventurers; of or relating to an episodic style of fiction dealing with the adventures of a rough and dishonest but appealing hero. synonyms: roguish, rascally, rakish

queasy

(adj.) nauseated or uneasy; causing nausea or uneasiness; troubled synonyms: unsettled antonyms: calm, untroubled, confident

refractory

(adj.) stubborn; hard or difficult to manage; not responsive to treatment or cure synonyms: unruly, disobedient, willful, mulish antonyms: docile, tractable, dutiful, obedient

savior-faire

(n.) the ability to say and do the right thing in any situation; social competence synonyms: tact, finesse, suavity, sophistication antonyms: tactlessness, gaucherie, boorishness