| A | B |
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| imbue | v. to soak or stain thoroughly; to fill the mind |
| debauch | v. to corrupt morally, seduce; to indulge in dissipation; n. an act or occasion of dissipation or vice |
| beleaguer | v. to set upon from all sides; to surround with an army; to trouble, harass |
| queasy | adj. nauseated or uneasy; causing nausea or uneasiness; troubled |
| gambol | v. to jump or skip about playfully |
| malleable | adj. capable of being formed into different shapes; capable of being altered, adapted, or influenced |
| inchoate | adj. just beginning; not fully shaped or formed |
| eclat | n. dazzling or conspicuous success or acclaim; great brilliance (of performance or achievement) |
| ambivalent | adj. having opposite and conflicting feelings about someone or something |
| nemesis | n. an agent or force inflicting vengeance or punishment; retribution itself; an unbeatable rival |
| cataclysm | n. a sudden, violent, or devastating upheaval; a surging flood, deluge |
| savoir-faire | n. the ability to say and do the right thing in any situation; social competence |
| lampoon | n. a malicious satire; v. to satirize, ridicule |
| abeyance | n. a state of being temporarily inactive, suspended, or set aside |
| fastidious | adj. overly demanding or hard to please; excessively careful in regard to details; easily disgusted |
| opt | v. to make a choice or decision |
| picaresque | adj. involving or characteristic of clever rogues or adventurers |
| refractory | adj. stubborn; hard or difficult to manage; not responsive to treatment or cure |
| carte blanche | n. full freedom or authority to act at one's own discretion |
| philistine | adj. lacking in, hostile to, or smugly indifferent to cultural and artistic values or refinements; n. such a person |
