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Grimm Unit 11
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Appease | to make calm, soothe; to relieve,to yield to |
| Belated | late, tardy |
| Calamitous | causing great misfortune |
| Cite | to quote; to mention; to summon to appear in court; to comment, recommend |
| Conventional | in line with accepted ideas or standards; trite |
| decoy | 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 |
| impart | to make known, tell |
| judicious | using or showing good judgment, wise, sensible |
| mediate | to bring about 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; to stain or contaminate |