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ELA Unit 11 Vocab
Term | Definition |
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appease | (V) to make calm,soothe,to relieve, satisfy;to yield to |
belated | (ADJ) late,tardy |
Calamitous | (ADJ) causing great misfourtune |
Cite | (V) to quote; to mention; to summon,to appear in court;to commend,recommend |
decoy | (V) o lure into a trap;(N) a person or thing used to lure into a trap |
devlve | (V) to dig;to search deeply and thoroughly into |
ensue | (V) to follow in order,come immediately after and as a result |
gallantry | (N) heroic courage;respect and courtesy; an act or statement marked by a high level of courtesy |
impart | (V) to make known,tell; to give,pass something on |
judicious | (ADJ) using or showing good judgement,wise,sensible |
mediate | (V) to bring about an agreement between persons or groups,act a go between;(ADJ) occupying a middle purition;indirect,acting through immediary |
milieu | (N) the settings,surroundings,environment |
outlandish | (ADJ) strange,freakish,weird,foreign-looking;out-of-the-way,geographically remote;exceeding reasonable limits |
overbearing | (ADJ) domineering,haughty,bullying;overpowering,predominant |
pert | (ADJ) high-spirited;lively;bold,saucy;jaunty |
quirk | (N) a peculiar way of acting;a sudden(twist or turn) |
regale | (V) to feast,entertain agreeably |
shiftless | (ADJ) lazy,lacking in ambition and energy;inefficient |
taint | (N) to stain or spot;a mark of corruption or dishonor;(V) to stain or contaminate |
conventional | (ADJ) in line with accepted ideas or standards;trite |