Thursday, October 11, 2012

Vocab #8

abeyance; temporary inactivity
ambivalent; having mixed feelings about someone or something
beleaguer; to surround with military forces
carte blanche; unconditional authority
cataclysm; any violent upheaval
debauch; to corrupt
eclat; brilliance or success, acclaim
fastidious; excessively particular or critical
gambol; to frolic or skip about
imbue; to inspire with feelings or opinions
inchoate; not yet completed
lampoon; a satire against an individual or institution
malleable; capable of being extended or shaped by hammering or by pressure from rollers
nemesis; an opponent that someone cannot outbest or overcome
opt; to make a choice
philistine; A person who is lacking cultural values, intellectual pursuits, aesthetic refinement or is contentedly commonplace in ideas and tastes
picaresque; pertaining to, characteristic of, or characterized by a form of prose fiction
queasy; uneasy or uncomfortable, nauseating.
refractory; hard or impossible to manage
savoir-faire; knowledge of just what to do in any situation

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