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20 Cards in this Set
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Abeyance
(a ba' ens) |
Noun a state of being temporarily inactive, suspended, or set aside
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Ambivalent
(am biv' e lent) |
(Adj) Having opposite and conflicting feelings about someone or something
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Beleaguer
(bi le' ger) |
(verb) to set upon from all sides; to surround with an army; to trouble, harass
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Carte blanche
(kart' blansh') |
(Noun)Full freedom or authority to act at one's own discretion
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Cataclysm
(kat' e kliz em) |
(Noun) a sudden, violent, or devestating upheaval; a surging flood, deluge
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Debauch
(di boch') |
(Verb) to corrupt morally, seduce; to indulge in dissipation; (Noun) an act or occasion of dissipation or vice
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eclat
(a kla') |
(Noun) Dazzling or conspicuous success or acclaim; great brilliance (of performance or achievement)
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Fastidious
(fa stid' e es) |
(adj) overly demanding or hard to please; excessively careful in regard to details; easily disgusted
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Gambol
(gam' bel) |
(verb) to jump or skip about playfully
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Imbue
(im byu') |
(verb) to soak or stain throughly; to fill the mind
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Inchoate
(in ko' it) |
(adj) Just beginning; not fully shaped or formed
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Lampoon
(lam pun') |
(noun) a malicious satire (verb) to satirize, ridicule
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Malleable
(mal' e a bel) |
(adj) capable of being formed into different shapes; capable of being altered, adapted, or influenced
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Nemesis
(nem' e sis) |
(noun) an agent or force inflicting vengeance or punishment; retribution itself; an unbeatable rival
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Opt
(opt) |
(verb) to make a choice or decision
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Philistine
(fil' i sten) |
(adj) lacking in, hostile to, or smugly indifferent to cultural and artistic values or refinements (noun) such a person
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Picaresque
(pik e resk') |
(adj) invloving or characteristic of clever rogues of adventures
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Queasy
(kwe' ze) |
(adj) nauseated or uneasy; causing nausea or uneasiness; troubled
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Refractory
(ri frak' te re) |
(adj) stubborn; hard or diffcult to manage; not responsive to treatment or cure
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Savoir-faire
(sav war far') |
(Noun) the ability to say and do the right thing in any situation; social competence
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