Unit 7 Voc

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Abeyance

synonyms : postponement, suspension

Question 2

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

Answer 2

Ambivalent

synonyms: ambiguous, of two minds
antonyms: unequivocal, unambiguous, clear-cut

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Beleaguer:
synonyms: besiege, encircle, pester

Question 4

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

Answer 4

Carte Blanche

synonym: blank check

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Cataclysm

synonyms: disaster, catastrophe

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Debauch

synonyms: carouse, (n) orgy
antonyms: elevate, uplift, purify

Question 7

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

Answer 7

Eclat

synonyms: celebrity
antonyms: dullness, insipidity, mediocrity

Question 8

(adj) overly demanding or hard to please: excessively careful in regard to details:

Answer 8

Fastidious

synonyms: precise, exacting, finicky
antonyms: careless, sloppy, messy, untidy, slovenly

Question 9

(v) to jump or skip about playfully

Answer 9

Gambol

synonyms: frolic, romp, cavort, caper
antonyms: lumber, plod

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Imbue

synonyms: infuse, inculcate
antonyms: remove, expunge, eradicate, erase

Question 11

(adj) just beginning; not fully shaped or formed

Answer 11

Inchoate

synonyms: incipient, embryonic
antonyms: mature developed, complete

Question 12

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

Answer 12

Lampoon

synonyms: burlesque (v) parody
antonyms: compliment, flattery

Question 13

(adj) capable of being formed into different shapes; capable of being altered, adapted, or influences

Answer 13

Malleable

synonyms: pliable, impressionable, adaptable
antonyms: rigid, inflexible, unyielding, intractable

Question 14

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

Answer 14

Nemesis

synonyms: comeuppance, avenger
antonyms: guardian angel, ally, patron

Question 15

(v) to make a choice or decision

Answer 15

Opt

synonyms: choose, select, decide

Question 16

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

Answer 16

Philistine
synonyms: (adj) boorish, lowbrow, (n) pedant
antonyms (adj) refined, cultivated (n) highbrow

Question 17

(adj) involving or characteristic of clever rouges or adventurers

Answer 17

Picaresque

synonyms: roguish, rascally, rakish

Question 18

(adj) Nauseated or uneasy, causing nausea or uneasiness; troubled

Answer 18

Queasy

synonyms: unsettled
antonyms: calm, untroubled, confident

Question 19

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

Answer 19

Refractory

synonyms: unruly, disobedient, willful, mulish,
antonyms: docile, tractable, obedient

Question 20

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

Answer 20

Savoir-faire

synonyms: tact, finesse, suavity, sophistication
antonyms: tactlessness, gaucherie, boorishness