Vocab Unit 7 Level H

Question 1

Abeyance

Answer 1

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

syn: deferment, postponement, suspension

Question 2

Ambivalent

Answer 2

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

syn: equivocal, ambiguous, of two minds
ant: unequivocal, unambiguous, clear out

Question 3

Beleaguer

Answer 3

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

syn: besiege, encircle, pester

Question 4

Carte Blanche

Answer 4

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

syn: blank, check, free rain

Question 5

Cataclysm

Answer 5

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

syn: disaster, catastrophe

Question 6

Debauch

Answer 6

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

syn: carouse, spree, orgy
ant: elevate, uplift, inspire, purify

Question 7

Éclat

Answer 7

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

syn: celebrity
ant: dullness, insipidity, mediority

Question 8

Fastidious

Answer 8

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

syn: precise, meticulous, exacting, finicky
ant: careless, sloppy, messy, untidy, slovenly

Question 9

Gambol

Answer 9

(v) to jump or skip about playfully

syn: frolic, romp, cavort, caper
ant: lumber, trudge, plod

Question 10

Imbue

Answer 10

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

syn: infuse, I still, inculcate
ant: remove, expunge, eradicate, erase

Question 11

Inchoate

Answer 11

(adj) just beginning; not fully shaped or formed

syn: incipient, embryonic, rudimentary
ant: mature, developed, complete

Question 12

Lampoon

Answer 12

(n) a malicious satire; to satirize ridicule

syn: burlesque, parody
ant: compliment, flattery, homage

Question 13

Malleable

Answer 13

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

syn: pliable, impressionable, adaptable
ant: rigid, inflexible, unyielding, intractable

Question 14

Nemesis

Answer 14

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

syn: comeuppance, avenger
ant: guardian, angel,ally, patron

Question 15

Opt

Answer 15

(v) to make a choice or decision

syn: choose, select, decide

Question 16

Philistine

Answer 16

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

syn: boorish, lowbrow, yahoo
ant: refined, cultivated, esthete, highbrow

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

syn: roguish, rascally, rakish

Question 18

Queasy

Answer 18

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

syn: unsettled
ant: calm, untroubled, confident

Question 19

Refractory

Answer 19

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

syn: unruly, disobedience, willful, mulish
ant: docile, tractable, dutiful, obedient

Question 20

Savior-faire

Answer 20

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

syn: tact, finesse, suavity, sophisticated
ant: tactlessness, gaucherie, boorishness