Abeyance- A state of temporary disuse or suspension.
Ambivalent- Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.
Beleaguer- Beset with difficulties
Carte blanche- Complete freedom to act as one wishes or thinks best.
Cataclysm- A sudden violent upheaval, esp. in a political or social context
Debauch- Destroy or debase the moral purity of; corrupt.
- A bout of excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures, esp. eating and drinking
éclat- brilliant or conspicuous success
Fastidious- Very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail
Gambol- Run or jump about playfully
Imbue- Inspire or permeate with a feeling or quality: "imbued with deep piety".
Inchoate- Just begun and so not fully formed or developed
Lampoon- Publicly criticize (someone or something) by using ridicule or sarcasm.
- A speech or text criticizing someone or something in this way
Malleable- Easily influenced; pliable
Nemesis- The inescapable or implacable agent of someone's or something's downfall
Opt- Make a choice from a range of possibilities
Philistine- A person who is hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts, or who has no understanding of them
Picaresque- Of or relating to an episodic style of fiction dealing with the
adventures of a rough and dishonest but appealing hero
Queasy- Nauseated; feeling sick
Refractory- Stubborn or unmanageable
Savoir-faire- The ability to act or speak appropriately in social situations.
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