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Unit 11
Term | Definition |
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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 |