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Appease | to make calm,soothe;to relieve,satisfy;to yield to (adj). |
belated | (adj.) late,tardy |
calamitous | causing great misfortune |
cite | (v.) to quote;to mention;to summon to appear in court;to commend,recommend |
conventional | (adj.) in line with accepted ideas or standards;trite |
decoy | (v.) to lure into a trap;(n.) a person or thing used to lure into a trap |
delve | (v.) to dig; to search deeply and thoroughly into |
ensue | (v.) to follow in order,come immediately after and as a result |
gallantry | (n.) heroic courage;respect and courtesy;an act or statement marked by a high level or courtesy. |
impart | to make known,tell;to give,pass something on |
judicious | (adj.)using or showing good judgment,wise,sensible, |
mediate | (v.) to bring about an agreement between persons or groups,act as a go-between(adj.)occupying a middle position;indirect,acting through an intermediary. |
milieu | (n.) the setting,surroundings,enviroment |
outlandish | (adj.) strange,freakish,weird,foreign-looking;out-of-the-way,geographically remote;exceeding reasonable limits |
overbreeding | (adj.) domineering,haughty,bullying;overpowering predominant |
pert | (adj.) high-spirited;lively;bold,saucy;jaunty |
quirk |