sad ox vocab level h unit 7
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abeyance | deferment, postponement, suspension |
| ambivalent | equivocal, ambiguous, of two minds |
| beleaguer | besiege, encircle, pester |
| carte blanche | blank check, free rein |
| cataclysm | disaster, catastrophe |
| debauch | carouse, spree, orgy |
| éclat | celebrity |
| fastidious | precise, meticulous, exacting, finicky |
| gambol | frolic, romp, cavort, caper |
| imbue | infuse, instill, inculcate |
| inchoate | incipient, embryonic, rudimentary |
| lampoon | burlesque, parody |
| malleable | pliable, impressionable, adaptable |
| nemesis | comeuppance, avenger |
| opt | choose, select, decide |
| philistine | boorish, lowbrow, yahoo |
| picaresque | roguish, rascally, rakish |
| queasy | unsettled |
| refractory | unruly, disobedient, willful, mulish |
| savoir-faire | tact, finesse, suavity, sophistication |
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