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| Abeyance | (n)a state of being temporarily inactive, suspended, or set aside. Syn:deferment, postponement, suspension |
| Ambivalent | (adj) having opposite and conflicting feelings abnout someone or something. Syn:equivocal, ambiguous, of two minds ANT: unequivocal, unambiguous, clear-cut |
| Beleaguer | (v)to set upon from all sides; to surround with an army; to trouble, harass. Syn: besiege, encircle, pester |
| Carte blanche | (n) full freedom or authority to act at one's own discretion. Syn:blank check, free rein |
| cataclysm | (n) a sudden, violent, or devastating upheaval; a surging flood, deluge. Syn:disaster, catastrophe |
| debauch | (v) to corrupt morally, seduce; to indulge in dissipation,(n) an act or occasion of dissipation or vice. Syn:*(v)carouse,(n)spree,orgy. ANT:(v)elevate, uplift, inspire, purify |
| eclat | (n)dazzling or comspicuous success or acclaim; great brilliance(of performance or achievement)Syn:celebrity. ANT:dullness, insipidity, mediocrity |
| fastidious | (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 |
| gambol | (v) to jump or skip about playfully. Syn:frolic, romp, cavort, caper. ANT:lumber, trudge, plod |
| imbue | (v) to soak or stain thoroghly; to fill the mind. Syn:infuse, instill, inculcate. ANT:remove, expunge, eradicate, erase |
| inchoate | (adj) just beginning; not fully shaped or formed. Syn:incipient, embryonic, rudimentary. ANT:mature, developed, complete |
| lampoon | (n)a malicious satire;(v) a satirize, ridicule. Syn:(n)burlesque;(v)parody. ANT:compliment, flattery, homage |
| malleable | (adj) capable of being formed into different shapes; capable of being altered, adapted, or influenced. Syn:pliable, impressionable, adaptable. ANT: rigid, inflexible, unyielding, intractable |
| nemesis | (n) an agent or force inflicting vengeance or punishment, retribution itself; an unbeatable rival. Syn: comeuppance, avenger. ANT: guardian angel, ally, patron |
| opt | (v) to make a choice or decision. SYN: choose, select, decide |
| philistine | (adj) lacking in, hostile to, or smugly indifferent to cultural and artistic values or refinements; (n) such a person. Syn:(adj) boorish, lowbrow; (n)yahoo. Ant:(adj) refined, cultivated;(n) esthete, highbrow |
| picaresque | (adj)involving or characteristic of clever rogues or adventures. Syn: roguish, rascally, rakish |
| queasy | (adj) nauseated or uneasy; causing nausea or uneasiness; troubled. Syn:unsettled ANT:calm, untroubled, confident |
| refractory | (adj) stubborn; hard or difficult to manage; not responsive to treatment or cure. Syn: unruly, disobedient, willful, mulish. ANT: docile, tractable, dutiful, obedient |
| savoir-faire | (n) the ability to say and do the right thing in any situation; social competition. Syn: tact, finesse, sauvity, sophistication. ANT: tactlessness, gaucherie, boorishness |
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