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Unit 11
Term | Definition |
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appease | V to make calm, soothe; to relieve, satisfy; to yield to; pacify, mollify, placate, propitiate |
belated | ADJ late, tardy; delayed, behindhand |
calamitous | ADJ causing great misfortune; disastrous, catastrophic, ruinous, fatal |
cite | V to quote; to mention; to summon to appear in court; to commend, recommend; refer to, enumerate, subpoena |
conventional | ADJ in line with accepted ideas or standards; trite; ordinary, commonplace, orthodox |
decoy | V to lure into a trap; entice, entrap; N a person or thing used to lure into a trap; lure, bait |
delve | V to dig; to search deeply and thoroughly into; probe, investigate |
ensue | V to follow in order, come immediately after and as a result |
gallantry | N heroic courage; respect and courtesy; an act or statement markeb by a high level of courtesy; chivalrousness, valor, daring |
impart | V to make known, tell; to give, pass something on; transmit, bestow, grant |
judicious | ADJ using or showing good judgement, wise, sensible; thoughtful, prudent, shrewd, astute |
mediate | V to bring about an agreement between persons or groups, act as a go-between; settle, arbitrate, umpire, referee; ADJ occupying a middle position; indirect, acting through an intermediary |
milieu | N the setting, surroundings, environment |
outlandish | ADJ strange, freadish, weird, foreign-looking; out-of-the-way, geographically remote, exceeding resonable limits; peculiar, bizarre, odd, unorthodox, unconventional |
overbearing | ADJ domineering, haughty, bullying; overpowering, predominant; high-handed, overriding |
pert | ADJ high-spirited; lively; bold, saucy; jaunty; vivacious, impudent, fresh |
quirk | N a peculiar way of acting; a sudden twist or turn; peculiarity,oddity, eccentricity |
regale | V to feast, entertain agreeably; amuse, divert |
shiftless | ADJ lazy, lacking in ambition and energy; inefficient; careless, sloppy, lackadaisical |
taint | N a stain or spot; a mard of corruption or dishonor; blot; V to stain or contaminate; soil, tarnish, pollute |