Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop (New Edition) UNIT #7
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Abeyance | (noun) a state of being temporarily inactive, suspended, or set aside |
| Ambivalent | (adj)Having mixed, often opposing, feelings about something or someone; indecisive |
| Beleaguer | (verb) To surround; to besiege; to harass |
| Carte blanche | (noun) full freedom or authority to act at one's own discretion |
| Cataclysm | (noun) a sudden, violent, or devastating upheaval; a surging flood, deluge |
| Debauch | (verb) to corrupt morally, seduce; (noun) to indulge in dissipation; an act or occasion of dissipation or vice |
| Eclat | (noun) great brilliance, as of performance or achievement; conspicuous success |
| Fastidious | (adj) meticulous, demanding, having high and often unattainable standards |
| Gambol | (verb) to jump or skip about playfully |
| Imbue | (verb) to soak or stain thoroughly; to fill the mind |
| Inchoate | (adj) just beginning; not fully shaped or formed |
| Lampoon | (noun)a malicious satire; (verb) to satirize, ridicule |
| Malleable | (adj) capable of being shaped, influenced, or altered; pliable |
| Nemesis | (noun)an agent or force inflicting vengeance or punishment; retribution itself; an unbeatable rival |
| Opt | (verb) to make a choice or decision |
| Phillistine | (adj), lacking in, hostile to, or smugly indiffernt to culture and artistic values or refinements |
| Picaresque | (adj) involving or characteristic of clever rogues or adventurers |
| Queasy | (adj) easily nauseated; squeamish |
| Refractory | (adj) stubbornly resistant to control, authority, or treatment |
| Savoir-faire | (noun) the ability to say and do the right thing in any situation, finesse. |
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