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pastrana unit 11
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| appease | make calm, sooth;to relieve, satisfy; to yield |
| belated | late,tardy |
| calamitious | great misfortune |
| cite | quote, mention; to summon to appear in court; to commend, recommend |
| conventional | line with ideas or standards; trite |
| decoy | lure into trap; a person or thing used to lure into 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 |
| impart | to make known, tell; pass something on |
| judicious | using or showing good judgement |
| mediate | an agreement between persons or groups, act as a go-between |
| milieu | the setting, surroundings, environment |
| outlandish | strange, freakish, weird, foreign looking |
| overbearing | domineering, haughty, bullying; overpowering, predominant |
| pert | high-spirited; lively; bold, saucy; jaunty |
| quirk | a peculiar way of acting;a sudden twist or turn |
| regale | to feast, entertain agreeably |
| shiftless | lazy, lacking in ambition and energy; inefficient |
| taint | a stain or spot; a mark or corruption or dishonor |