Vocab #8

abeyance - temporary inacitivity, cessation or suspension
ambivalent - having "mixed feelings" about someone or something; being unable to choose between two (usually opposing) courses of action
beleaguer - to surround or beset, as with troubles
carte blanche - unconditional authority, full discretionary power
cataclysm - any violent upheaval, especially one of a social or political nature
debauch - to corrupt by sensuality, intemperance, etc.; seduce
eclat - brilliance of success, reputation, etc.
fastidious - excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please
gambol - a skipping or frisking about, frolic
imbue - to impregnate or inspire, as with feelings, opinions, etc.
inchoate - not yet completed or fully developed; rudimentary, just begun
lampoon - a  sharp, often virulent satire directed against an individual or institution; a work of literature, art, or the like, ridiculing severely the character or behavior of a person, society, etc.
malleable - capable of being extended or shaped by hammering or by pressure from rollers.
nemesis - something that a person cannot conquer, achieve; an agent or act of retribution or punishment
opt - to make a choice; choose
philistine - a person who is lacking in or hostile or smugly indifferent to cultural values, intellectual pursuits, aesthetic refinement, etc., or is contentedly commonplace in ideas and tastes.
picaresque - pertaining to, characteristic of, or characterized by a form of prose fiction, originally developed in Spain, in which the adventures of an engagingly roguish hero are described in a series of usually humorous or satiric episodes that often depict, in realistic detail, the everyday life of the common people
queasy - inclined to or feeling nausea; uneasy or uncomfortable; squemish
refractory - hard or impossible to manage, stubbornly disobedient; resisting ordinary methods of treatment
savoir-faire - knowledge of just what to do in any situation; tact

Since Dr. Preston has given me carte blanche over how to do my vocab sentences, I opted to create a story. One that speaks of my nemesis that beleaguers me at every turn. One that makes me queasy at just the mention of his name. I know you may be wondering about my abeyance but have no fear. I will reveal his name soon enough. I just don't want to cause a cataclysm. Rather savoir-faire if I say so myself. His name is.... Hamlet. *Shudders* Just the mention of his name sends waves of regurgitation through my mouth, but no matter. Onward, to the story at hand. So there was a man named Hamlet. A refractory man, much in the same vein as R.P. McMurphy, but a man none-the-less, unlike others gamboling about like Bambi in the forest. One you would more closely associate as an erudite than a philistine. He is a decisive man, ambivalent towards nothing. However, he is not fastidious to the point of being unfair or a complainer who is never satisfied. He is generally malleable, willing to change his outlook based on the evidence provided. His eclat precedes him. He imbues confidence into those who support him. However, this story is not some picaresque lampoon intended to ridicule anybody. No, this will be a drama for the ages! The only problem is that this drama is in its inchoate phase. And I refuse to have it corrupted by acts of debauchery found in most dramas today which, while putting me back, will allow me to maintain my moral sanity.