Vocab 7 Flashcards
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, harras.
causes problems
Carte Blanche
(n) full freedom or authority to act at one’s own discretion.
Cataclysm
(n) 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.
Corrupt
Eclat
(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 gully shaped or formed.
Lampoon
(n) a malicious satire; (v) to satirize, ridicule
Malleable
(adj) capable of being formed into different shapes: 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; torubled
Refractory
(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.
