Vocab 1

Question 1

Temporary suspension

Answer 1

abeyance (n)

Question 2

Characterized by a mixture of opposite feelings or attitudes

Answer 2

ambivalent (adj)

Question 3

To annoy persistently; harass

Answer 3

Beleaguer (v)

Question 4

Unrestricted power to act at one’s own discretion; unconditional authority

Answer 4

Corte Blanche (n)

Question 5

Any overwhelming flood of water

Answer 5

Cataclysm

Question 6

Wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity (event itself)

Answer 6

Debauch (n)

Question 7

To corrupt morally; lead away from virtue (trying to accomplish)

Answer 7

Debauch (v)

Question 8

Great brilliance as of performance or achievement; success

Answer 8

Eclat (n)

Question 9

Hard to please

Answer 9

Fastidious (adj)

Question 10

To dance/skip about in play

Answer 10

Gambol (v)

Question 11

To permeate or saturate

Answer 11

Imbue (v)

Question 12

Partly but not fully in existence or operation

Answer 12

Inchoate (adj)

Question 13

Humorous and often malicious satire

Answer 13

Lampoon (n)

Question 14

To mock or ridicule in satire

Answer 14

Lampoon (v)

Question 15

Capable of being shaped; adaptable

Answer 15

Malleable (adj)

Question 16

Divinity of vengeance; an enemy

Answer 16

Nemesis (n)

Question 17

To make a choice or decision

Answer 17

Opt (v)

Question 18

A person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits

Answer 18

Philistine (n)

Question 19

Indifferent to artistic and cultural values

Answer 19

Philistine (adj)

Question 20

Experiencing nausea

Answer 20

Queasy (adj)

Question 21

Stubbornly disobedient

Answer 21

Refractory (adj)

Question 22

Ability to say/do the right or graceful thing

Answer 22

Savoir-Faire (n)