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5121545662Abeyance(n) a state of being temporarily inactive, suspended, or set aside syn: postponement, suspension0
5121547150Ambivalent(adj) having opposite and conflicting feelings about someone or something syn: ambiguous, of two minds ant: unequivocal, unambiguous, clear-cut1
5121552211Beleaguer(v) to set upon from all sides; to surround with an army; to trouble, harass syn: besiege, encircle, pester2
5121553578Carte Blanche(n) full freedom or authority to act at one's own discretion syn: blank check3
5121554809Cataclysm(n) a sudden, violent, or devastating upheaval; a surging flood, deluge syn: disaster, catastrophe4
5121556699Debauch(v) to corrupt morally, seduce; to indulge in dissipation; (n) an act or occasion or dissipation or vice syn: carouse, orgy ant: elevate, uplift, purify5
5121559084Eclat(n) dazzling or conspicuous success or acclaim; great brilliance (of performance or achievement) syn: celebrity ant: dullness, insipidity, mediocrity6
5121562009Fastidious(adj) overly demanding or hard to please; excessively careful in regard to details; easily disgusted syn: precise, exacting, finicky ant: careless, sloppy, messy, untidy, slovenly7
5121564409Gambol(v) to jump or skip about playfully syn: frolic, romp, cavort, caper ant: lumber, plod8
5121567119Imbue(v) to soak or stain thoroughly; to fill the mind syn: infuse, inculcate ant: remove, expunge, eradicate, erase9
5121569392Inchoate(adj) just beginning; not fully shaped or formed syn: incipient, embryonic ant: mature developed, complete10
5121570870Lampoon(n) a malicious satire; (v) to satirize, ridicule syn: burlesque, parody ant: compliment, flattery11
5121575727Malleable(adj) capable of being formed into different shapes; capable of being altered, adapted, or influenced syn: pliable, impressionable, adaptable ant: rigid, inflexible, unyielding, intractable12
5121579533Nemesis(n) an agent or force inflicting vengeance or punishment; retribution itself; an unbeatable rival syn: comeuppance, avenger ant: guardian angel, ally, patron13
5121582577Opt(v) to make a choice or decision syn: choose, select, decide14
5121583453Philistine(adj) lacking in, hostile to, or smugly indifferent to cultural and artistic values or refinements; (n) such a person syn: boorish, lowbrow, pendant ant: refined, cultivated, highbrow15
5121586283Picaresque(adj) involving or characteristic of clever rogues or adventures syn: roguish, rascally, rakish16
5121587806Queasy(adj) nauseated or uneasy; causing nausea or uneasiness; troubled syn: unsettled ant: calm, untroubled, confident17
5121589456Refractory(adj) stubborn; hard or difficult to manage; not responsive to treatment or cure syn: unruly, disobedient, willful, mulish ant: docile, tractable, obedient18
5121591779Savoir-Faire(n) the ability to say and do the right think in any situation; social competence syn: tact, finesse, suavity, sophistication ant: tactlessness, gaucherie, boorishness19

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