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Vocabulary Workshop UNIT 7/9 Level H Definitions

Terms in this set (30)

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
A sudden, violent, or devastating upheaval; a surging flood, deluge
DEBAUCH
(V.) to corrupt morally, seduce; to indulge in dissipation
(N.) an act or occasion of dissipation or vice
ÉCLAT
(N.) dazzling or conspicuous success or acclaim; great brilliance (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 thoroughly; to fill the mind
INCHOATE
(Adj.) just beginning; not fully shaped or formed
LAMPOON
(N.) a malicious satire
(V.) to satirize, ridicule
MALLEABLE
(Adj.) capable of being formed. Into different shales; capable of being altered, adapted, or influenced
NEMESIS
(N.) an agent or force inflicting vengeance or punishment; retribution 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
REFACTORY
(Adj.) stubborn; hard or difficult to manage; not responsive to treatment or cure
SAVOIR-FAIRE
(N.) the ability to say and do the right thing in any situation; social competence
AVATAR
(N.) an embodiment (as of concept or philosophy) often in a person; an electronic image that represents and is manipulated by a computer user
BEATITUDE
(N.) a state of perfect happiness or blessedness; a blessing
BÊTE NOIRE
(N.) someone or something that one especially dislikes, dreads, or avoids
BODE
(V.) to be an omen of; to indicate by signs
DANK
(Adj.) unpleasantly damp or wet
ECUMENCIAL
(Adj.) worldwide or universal in influence or application
FERVID
(Adj.) burning with an enthusiasm or zeal; extremely heated
FETID
(Adj.) having an unpleasant or offensive odor
GARGANTUAN
(Adj.) of immense size, volume, or capacity; enormous, prodigious
HEYDAY
(N.) the period of greatest power, vigor, success, or influence; the prime years
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