Vocab H-7 Flashcards
(n.) A state of being temporarily inactive, suspended, or set aside SYN:
postponement; suspension
Abeyance
(adj.) Having opposite & conflicting feelings about someone or something
SYN: ambiguous, of two minds … ANT: unequivocal, unambiguous, clear-cut
Ambivalent
(v.) To set upon from all sides; surround with an army; to trouble, harass SYN:
besiege, encircle, pester
Beleaguer
(n.) The ability to say and do the right thing in any situation; social capability
SYN: tact, finesse, suavity, sophistication ANT: tactlessness, gaucherie,
boorishness
Savoir-Faire
(n.) Full authority to act at one’s own discretion SYN: blank check
Carte Blanche
(n.) A sudden violent upheaval; a surging flood SYN: disaster, catastrophe
Cataclysm
(adj.) Stubborn; difficult to manage; not responsive to treatment or cure
SYN: unruly, disobedient, willful, mulish ANT: docile, tractable, obedient
Refractory
(adj.) Nauseated or uneasy; causing nausea; troubled SYN: unsettled ANT:
calm, untroubled, confident
Queasy
(v.) To corrupt morally, to seduce; (n.) an act of dissipation SYN: (n)orgy,
(v)carouse ANT: (v)uplift, elevate, purify
Debauch
(adj.) Involving or characteristic of clever rogues or adventurers SYN:
roguish, rascally, rakish
Picaresque
(n.) Dazzling or conspicuous success or acclaim; great brilliance SYN:
celebrity ANT: dullness, insipidity, mediocrity
Éclat
(adj.) Lacking in, hostile to, or smugly indifferent to cultural and artistic
values; (n.) such a person SYN: (adj) boorish, lowbrow (n) pedant ANT: (adj)
refined, cultivated (n) highbrow
Philistine
(adj.) Overly demanding or hard to please; excessively careful in regard to
details; easily disgusted SYN: precise, exacting, finicky ANT: messy, careless,
sloppy, untidy, slovenly
Fastidious
(v.) To make a choice or decision SYN: choose, select, decide
Opt
(v.) To jump or skip about playfully SYN: frolic, romp,, cavort, caper ANT:
lumber, plod
Gambol
