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8th vocab unit #11
Question | Answer |
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appease | to make calm, soothe |
belated | late, tardy |
calamitous | causing great misfortune |
cite | to quote; to mention |
conventional | in line with accepted ideas or standards |
decoy | a person or thing used to lure into a trap |
delve | to search deeply and thoroughly into |
ensue | to follow in order |
gallantry | heroic courage |
impart | to make known, tell |
judicious | using or showing good judgment, wise, sensible |
mediate | to bring about an agreement between two people or groups |
milieu | the setting, surroundings, environment |
outlandish | strange, freakish, weird |
overbearing | domineering, overpowering, predominant |
pert | high-spirited |
quirk | a peculiar way of acting |
regale | to feast, entertain agreeably |
shiftless | lazy, lacking in ambition and energy |
taint | a stain or spot |