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15943659560abeyance (n) (ə bā' əns)a state of being temporarily inactive, suspended, or set aside SYNONYMS: postponement, suspension0
15943659561ambivalent (adj) (am biv' ə lənt)having opposite and conflicting feelings about someone or something SYNONYMS: ambiguous, of two minds ANTONYMS: unequivocal, unambiguous, clear-cut1
15943659562beleaguer (v) (bi lē'gər)to set upon from all sides; to surround with an army; to trouble, harass SYNONYMS: besiege, encircle, pester2
15943659563carte blanche (n) (kärt' blänsh')full freedom or authority to act at one's own discretion SYNONYMS: blank check3
15943659564cataclysm (n) (kat' ə kliz əm)a sudden, violent, or devastating upheaval; a surging flood, deluge SYNONYMS: disaster, catastrophe4
15943659565debauch (di bôch') (v, n)to corrupt morally, seduce; an act or occasion of dissipation or vice SYNONYMS: (v) carouse, (n) orgy ANTONYMS: (v) elevate, uplift, purify5
15943659566eclat (n) (ā klä')dazzling or conspicuous success of acclaim; great brilliance (of performance or achievement) SYNONYM: celebrity ANTONYMS: dullness, insipidity, mediocrity6
15943659567fastidious (adj) (fa stid' ē əs)demanding or hard to please; overly careful in regard to details; easily disgusted SYNONYMS: precise, exacting, finicky ANTONYMS: careless, sloppy, messy, untidy, slovenly7
15943659568gambol (v) (gam' bəl)to jump or skip about playfully SYNONYMS: frolic, romp, cavort, caper ANTONYMS: plod, lumber8
15943659569imbue (v) (im byü')to soak or stain thoroughly; to fill the mind SYNONYMS: infuse, inculcate ANTONYMS: remove, expunge, eradicate, erase9
15943659570inchoate (adj) (in kō' it)just beginning; not fully shaped or formed SYNONYM: incipient, embryonic ANTONYMS: mature, developed, complete10
15943659571lampoon (n, v) (lam pün')a malicious satire; to satirize, ridicule SYNONYMS: (n) burlesque; (v) parody ANTONYMS: (n) compliment, flattery11
15943659572malleable (adj) (mal' ē ə bəl)capable of being formed into different shapes or of being adapted or influenced SYNONYMS: pliable, impressionable, adaptable ANTONYMS: rigid, inflexible, unyielding, intractable12
15943659573nemesis (n) (nem' ə sis)an agent or force inflicting vengeance; retribution itself; an unbeatable rival SYNONYMS: comeuppance, avenger ANTONYMS: guardian angel, ally, patron13
15943659574opt (v) (opt)to make a choice or decision SYNONYMS: choose, select, decide14
15943659575philistine (adj, n) (fil' i stēn)lacking in, hostile to, or smugly indifferent to cultural and artistic values or refinements; such a person SYNONYMS: (adj) boorish, lowbrow ANTONYMS: (adj) refined, cultivated; (n) highbrow, pedant15
15943659576picaresque (adj) (pik ə resk')involving or characteristic of clever rogues or adventurers SYNONYMS: roguish, rascally, rakish16
15943659577queasy (adj) (kwē' zē)nauseated or uneasy; causing nausea or uneasiness SYNONYM: unsettled ANTONYMS: calm, untroubled, confident17
15943659578refractory (adj) (ri frak' tə rē)stubborn; hard or difficult to manage; not responsive to treatment or cure SYNONYMS: unruly, disobedient, willful, mulish ANTONYMS: docile, tractable, obedient18
15943659579savior-faire (n) (sav wär fâr')the ability to say and do the right thing in any situation; social competence SYNONYMS: tact, finesse, suavity, sophistication ANTONYMS: tactlessness, gaucherie, boorishness19

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