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Unit 11
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Appease | To make calm,soothe,to relieve,satisfy,to yield to |
| Belated | Late,tardy |
| Calamitous | Causing great misfortune |
| Cite | To qoute,to mention,to summon to appear in court,to commend,recommend |
| Conventional | In line with accepted ideas or standards,trite |
| Decoy | To lure into a trap,a person or thing used to lure into a trap |
| Delve | To dig,to search deeply and thoroughly into |
| Ensue | To follow in order,come immediately after and as a result |
| Gallantry | Heroic courage,respect and courtesy,an act or statement marked by a high level of courtesy |
| Impart | To make known,tell,to give,pass something on |
| Judicious | Using or showing good judgement,wise,sensible |
| Mediate | To bring about an agreement between persons or groups,act as a go between,occupying a middle position,indirect,acting through an intermediary |
| Millieu | The setting,surroundings,environment |
| Outlandish | Strange,freakish,weird,foreign looking,out of the way,geographically remote,exceeding reasonable limits |
| Overbearing | Domineering,haughty,bullying,overpowering,predominant |
| Pert | High spirited,lively,bold,saucy,jaunty |
| Quirk | A peculliar way of acting,a sudden twist or turn |
| Regale | To feast,entertain agreeably |
| Shiftless | Lazy,lacking in ambition and energy,inefficent |
| Taint | A stain or spot,a mark of corruption or dishonor,to stain or contaminate |