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4013456960Abeyance(n.) a state of being temporarily inactive,suspended, or set aside0
4013461916Ambivalent(adj.) having opposite and conflicting feelings about someone or something1
4013464974Beleaguer(v.) to set upon from all sides; to surround with an army; to trouble, harass2
4013470149Carte blanche(n.) full freedom or authority to act at one's own discretion3
4013474056cataclysm(n.) a sudden, violent, or devastating upheaval; a surging flood, deluge4
4013478548Debauch(v.) to corrupt morally, seduce; to indulge in dissipation; (n.) an act or occasion of dissipation or vice5
4013484640eclat(n.) dazzling or conspicuous success or acclaim; great brilliance (of performance or achievement)6
4022636320Fastidious(adj.) overly demanding or hard to please; excessively careful in regard to details; easily disgusted7
4022642027Gambol(v.) to jump or skip about playfully8
4022644470Imbue(v.) to soak or stain thoroughly; to fill the mind9
4022646836Inchoate(adj.) just beginning; not fully shaped or formed10
4022648633Lampoon(n.) a malicious satire; (v.) to satirize, ridicule11
4022653525Malleable(adj.) capable of being formed into different shapes; capable of being altered, adapted, or influenced12
4022660304Nemesis(n.) an agent or force inflicting vengeance or punishment; retribution itself; an unbeatable rival13
4022664109Opt(v.) to make a choice or decision14
4022667732Philistine(adj.) lacking in, hostile to, or smugly indifferent to cultural and artistic values or refinements; (n.) such a person15
4022671719Picaresque(adj.) involving or characteristic of clever rogues or adventurers16
4022675718Queasy(adj.) nauseated or uneasy; causing nausea or uneasiness; troubled17
4022679883Refractory(adj.) stubborn; hard or difficult to manage; not responsive to treatment or cure18
4022689170Savoir-faire(n.) the ability to say and do the right thing in any situation social competence19

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