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Vocab Unit 11
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Appease (v.) to make calm. soothe, to relieve, satisfy, to yield to | synonyms: pacify, mollify, propitiate antonyms: enrage, provoke, irritate |
| Belated (adj.) late, tardy | synonyms: behind schedule antonyms: early, ahead of time sentence: Happy belated birthday! |
| Calamitous (adj.) causing great misfortune | synonyms: disastrous, catastrophic, ruinous, fatal antonyms: fortunate, beneficial, salutary |
| Cite (v.) to quote, to mention, to summon to appear in court, to commend, reccomend | synonyms: refer to, enumerate, subpoena antonyms: ignore, disregard |
| Conventional (adj.) in line with accepted ideas or standards, trite | synonyms: ordinary, commonplace, orthodox antonyms: outlandish, bizarre, unorthodox |
| Decoy (v.) to lure into a trap (n.) a person or thing used to lure into a trap | synonyms: (v.) entice, entrap (n.) attraction, bait |
| Delve (v.) to dig, to search deeply and thoroughly into | synonyms: probe, investigate |
| Ensue (v.) to follow in order, come immediately after, and as a result | synonyms: result antonyms: precede, come before |
| Gallantry (n.) heroic courage, respect and courtesy, an act or statement marked by a high level of courtesy | synonyms: bravery, chivalry, daring antonyms: cowardice, boorishness |
| Impart (v.) to make known, tell, to give, pass something on | synonyms: transmit, bestow, grant antonyms: withhold, keep back, conceal |
| Judicious (adj.) using or showing good judgment, wise, sensible | synonyms: thoughtful, prudent, shrewd, astute antonyms: foolish, thoughtless, ill-considered |
| Meditate (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 | synonyms: (v.) arbitrate, umpire, referee |
| Milieu (n.) the setting, surroundings, enviornment | |
| Outlandish (adj.) strange, freakish, weird, foreign- looking, out of the way, geographically remote, exceeding reasonable limits | synonyms: bizarre, odd, unorthodox, unconventional antonyms: conventional, orthodox, staid, sober |
| Overbearing (adj.) domineering, haughty, bullying, overpowering, predominate | synonyms: high-landed, overriding antonyms: meek, unassuming, self- effacing |
| Pert (adj.) high spirited, lively, bold, saucy, jaunty | synonyms: vivacious, impudent, fresh antonyms: sullen, gloomy, peevish |
| Quirk (n.) a peculiar way of acting, a sudden twist or turn | synonyms: peculiarity, oddity, eccentricity |
| Regale (v.) to feast, entertain agreeably | synonym: divert |
| Shiftless (adj.) lazy, lacking in ambition or energy, inefficent | synonyms: careless, sloppy antonyms: hardworking, ambitious |
| Taint (n.) a stain or spot, a mark of corruption or dishonor (v.) to stain or contaiminate | synonyms: (n.) blot (v.) soil, tarnished, pollute antonyms: (v.) decontaminate, cleanse |
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