Level H Unit 7

philistine

(adj.) lacking in, hostile to, or smugly indifferent to cultural and artistic values or refinements; (n.) such a person synonyms:boorish, lowbrow, yahoo antonyms:refined, cultivated, esthete, highbrow

queasy

(adj.) nauseated or uneasy; causing nausea or uneasiness; troubled synonyms:unsettled antonyms:calm, untroubled, confident

fastidious

(adj.) overly demanding or hard to please; excessively careful in regard to details; easily disgusted synonyms:precise, meticulous, exacting, finicky antonyms:careless, sloppy, messy, untidy, slovently

refractory

(adj.) stubborn; hard or difficult to manage; not responsive to treatment or cure synonyms:unruly, disobedient, willful, mulish antonyms:docile, tractable, dutiful, obedient

lampoon

(n.) a malicious satire; (v.) to satirize, ridicule synonyms:burlesque, parody antonyms:compliment, flattery, homage

abeyance

(n.) a state of being temporarily inactive, suspended, or set aside synonyms:deferment,postponement,suspension

cataclysm

(n.) a sudden, violent, or devastating upheaval; a surging flood, deluge synonyms:disaster, catastrophe

nemesis

(n.) an agent or force inflicting vengeance or punishment; retribution itself; an unbeatable rival synonyms:comeuppance, avenger antonyms:guardian angel, ally, patron

éclat

(n.) dazzling or conspicuous success or acclaim; great brilliance (of performance or achievement) synonyms:celebrity antonyms:dullness, insipidity, mediority

carte blanche

(n.) full freedom or authority to act at one's own discretion synonyms:blank check, free rain

savior-faire

(n.) the ability to say and do the right thing in any situation; social competence synonyms:tact, finesse, suavity, sophistication antonyms:tactlessness, gaucherie, boorishness

debauch

(v.) to corrupt morally, seduce; to indulge in dissipation; (n.) an act or occasion of dissipation or vice synonyms:carouse, spree, orgy antonyms:elevate, uplift, inspire, purify

gambol

(v.) to jump or skip about playfully synonyms:frolic, romp, cavort, caper antonyms:lumber, trudge, plod

beleaguer

(v.) to set upon from all sides; to surround with an army; to trouble and harass synonyms:besiege, encircle, pester

imbue

(v.) to soak or stain thoroughly; to fill the mind synonyms:infuse, instill, inculcate antonyms:remove, expunge, eradicate, erase

opt

(v.) to make a choice or decision synonyms:choose, select, decide

malleable

(adj.) capable of being formed into different shapes; capable of being altered, adapted, or influenced synonyms:pliable, impressionable, adaptable antonyms:rigid, inflexible, unyielding, intractable

ambivalent

(adj.) having opposite and conflicting feelings about someone or something synonyms:equivocal, ambiguous, of two minds antonyms:unequivocal, unambiguous, clear-out

picaresque

(adj.) involving or characteristic of clever rogues or adventurers; of or relating to an episodic style of fiction dealing with the adventures of a rough and dishonest but appealing hero. synonyms:roguish, rascally, rakish

inchoate

(adj.) just beginning; not fully shaped or formed synonyms:incipient, embryonic, rudimentary antonyms:mature, developed, complete