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Unit 7
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General Vocab
12th Grade
01/21/2010
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abeyance
 Definition
suspension, postponement
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ambivalent
 Definition
ambiguous
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beleaguer
 Definition
besiege, to harass, to pester
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carte blanche
 Definition
free reign, full freedom
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cataclysm
 Definition
catastrophre, disaster
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debauch
 Definition
to corrupt morally, to seduce
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eclat
 Definition
great brilliance, celebrity
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fastidious
 Definition
precise, meticulous
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gambol
 Definition
frolic, skip, jump
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imbue
 Definition
to infuse
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inchoate
 Definition
just beginning, rudimentary
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lampoon
 Definition
a malicious satire, to ridicule
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malleable
 Definition
pliable, adaptable
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nemesis
 Definition
avenger, an unbeatable rival
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opt
 Definition
to select, to choose, to make a choice or decision
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phillistine
 Definition
lowbrow, boorish, yahoo
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picaresque
 Definition
roguish, rascally
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queasy
 Definition
unsettled, nauseated or uneasy
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refractory
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stubborn, mulish
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savoir-faire
 Definition
social competence, tact, sophistication
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