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Vocab
Unit 11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| (v) to make calm, soothe; to relive, satisfy; to yield to | appease |
| (adj) late, tardy | belated |
| (adj) causing great misfortune | calamitous |
| (v) to quote; to mention; to summon to appear in court; to commend, recommend | cite |
| (adj) in line with accepted ideas or standards; trite | conventional |
| (v) to lure into a trap (n) a person or thing used to lure into a trap | decoy |
| (v) to dig; to search deeply and thoroughly into | delve |
| (v) to follow in order, come immediately after and as a result | ensue |
| (n) heroic courage; respect and courtesy; an act or statement marked by a high level of courtesy | gallantry |
| (v) to make known, tell; to give, pass something on | impart |
| (adj) using or showing good judgment; wise, sensible | judicious |
| (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 | mediate |
| (n) the setting, surroundings, environment | milieu |
| (adj) strange, freakish, weird, foreign-looking; out-of-the-way, geographically remote; exceeding reasonable limits | outlandish |
| (adj) domineering, haughty, bullying; overpowering, predominant | overbearing |
| (adj) high-spirited; lively; bold, saucy; jaunty | pert |
| (n) a peculiar way of acting; a sudden twist or turn | quirk |
| (v) to feast, entertain agreeably | regale |
| (adj) lazy, laking in ambition and energy; inefficient | shiftless |
| (n) a stain or spot; a mark of corruption or dishonor (v) to stain or contaminate | taint |