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Sadlier Oxford Vocab
Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Level C unit 11
| Word | Definition | Synonyms | Antonyms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appease | v.to make calm, soothe; to relieve, satisfy; to yield to | pacify,mollify,placate,propitiate | enrage,provoke,irritate |
| Belated | adj. late, tardy | delayed, behindhand | early, ahead of time |
| Calamitious | adj. causing great misfortune | disastrous, catastrophic, ruinous, fatal | fortunate, beneficial, salutary |
| Cite | v. to quote; to mention; to summon to appear in court; to commend, recommend | refer to, enumerate, subpoena | ignore, disregard |
| Conventional | adj. in line with accepted ideas and standards; trite | ordinary, commonplace, orthodox | outlandish, bizarre, unorthodox |
| Decoy | v. to lure into a trap | entice, entrap | (blank) |
| Decoy | n. a person or thing used to lure into a trap | lure, bait | (blank) |
| Delve | v. to dig; to search deeply and thoroughly into | s. probe, investigate | (blank) |
| Ensue | v. to follow in order, come immediately after and as a resul | result | precede, come before |
| gallantry | n. heroic courage; respect and courtesy; an act or statement marked by a high level of courtesy | bravery, chivalrousness, valor, daring | cowardice, boorishness |
| impart | v. to make known, tell; to give, pass something on | transmit, bestow, grant | withhold, keep back, conceal |
| jdicious | adj. using or showing good judgement, wise, sensible | thoughtful, prudent, shrewd, astute | foolish, thoughtless, ill-considered |
| mediate | v. to bring about an agreement between persons or goups, act as a go-between | settle, arbitrate, umpire, referee | (blank) |
| mediate | adj. occupying a middle position; indirect, acting through an intermediary | (blank) | (blank) |
| milieu | n. the setting, surroundings, environment | (blank) | (blank) |
| outlandish | adj. strange, freakish, weird, foreign-looking; out-of-the-way, geographically remote; exceeding reasonable limits | peculiar, bizarre, odd, unorthodox, unconventional | conventional, orthodox, staid, sober |
| overbearing | adj. domineering, haughty, bullying; overpowering, predominant | high-handed, overriding | meek, unassuming, self-effacing |
| pert | adj. high-spirited;lively; bold, saucy; jaunty | vivacious, impudent, fresh | sullen, gloomy, morose, peevish |
| quirk | n. a peculiar way of acting; a sudden twist or turn | peculiarity, oddity, eccentricity | (blank) |
| regale | v. to feast, entertain agreeably | amuse, divert | (blank) |
| shiftless | adj. lazy, lacking in ambition and energy; inefficient | careless, sloppy, lackadaisical | energetic, hardworking, ambitious |
| taint | n. a stain or spot; a mark of corruption or dishonor | blot | (blank) |
| taint | v. to stain or contaminate | soil, tarnish, pollute | purify, decontaminate, cleanse |