Unit 7

Question 1

abeyance

Answer 1

(n.) a state of being temporarily inactive, suspended, or set aside

Question 2

ambivalent

Answer 2

(adj.) having opposite and conflicting feelings about someone or something

Question 3

beleaguer

Answer 3

(v.) to set upon from all sides; to surround with an army; to trouble and harass

Question 4

carte blanche

Answer 4

(n.) full freedom or authority to act at one’s own discretion

Question 5

cataclysm

Answer 5

(n.) a sudden, violent, or devastating upheaval; a surging flood, deluge

Question 6

debauch

Answer 6

(v.) to corrupt morally, seduce; to indulge in dissipation; (n.) an act or occasion of dissipation or vice

Question 7

éclat

Answer 7

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

Question 8

fastidious

Answer 8

(adj.) overly demanding or hard to please; excessively careful in regard to details; easily disgusted

Question 9

gambol

Answer 9

(v.) to jump or skip about playfully

Question 10

imbue

Answer 10

(v.) to soak or stain thoroughly; to fill the mind

Question 11

inchoate

Answer 11

(adj.) just beginning; not fully shaped or formed

Question 12

lampoon

Answer 12

(n.) a malicious satire; (v.) to satirize, ridicule

Question 13

malleable

Answer 13

(adj.) capable of being formed into different shapes; capable of being altered, adapted, or influenced
intractable

Question 14

nemesis

Answer 14

(n.) an agent or force inflicting vengeance or punishment; retribution itself; an unbeatable rival

Question 15

opt

Answer 15

(v.) to make a choice or decision

Question 16

philistine

Answer 16

(adj.) lacking in, hostile to, or smugly indifferent to cultural and artistic values or refinements; (n.) such a person

Question 17

picaresque

Answer 17

(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.

Question 18

queasy

Answer 18

(adj.) nauseated or uneasy; causing nausea or uneasiness; troubled

Question 19

refractory

Answer 19

(adj.) stubborn; hard or difficult to manage; not responsive to treatment or cure

Question 20

savior-faire

Answer 20

(n.) the ability to say and do the right thing in any situation; social competence