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vocab unit 11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| belated | (adj.) late, tardy S: late A: early |
| cite | (v.) to quote; to mention; to summon to appear in court; to command, recommend S: quote A: paraphrase |
| conventional | (adj.) in line with accepted ideas or standards, trite S: standard A:unique |
| decoy | (v.) to lure into a trap; (n.) a person or thing used to lure into a trap S: bait A: real |
| ensue | (v.) to follow in order, come immediately after, and as a result S: result A: cause |
| 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 S: agreement A: agrument |
| milieu | (n.) the setting, surroundings, environment S: setting, location A: concelment |
| outlandish | (adj.) strange, freakish, weird, foreign-looking,out of the way, geographically remote, exceeding reasonable limits S: strange A: reasonable |
| pert | (adj.) high-spirited; lively;bold;saucy; jaunty S: jaunty A: rue |
| universal | (adj) including a whole without exception; occurring or existing everywhere S: everywhere A: nowhere |
| appease | (v.) to make calm, soothe; to relieve, satisfy; to yield to S: soothe A; anger |
| calamitous | (adj.) causing great misfortune S: unlucky A: bonanza |
| delve | (v.) to dig; to search deeply and thoroughly into S: searching A: skimming |
| gallantry | (n.) heroic courage; Respect and courtesy; An act or statement marked by a high level of courtesy S: courteous A; rude |
| impart | (v.) to make known, tell; to give, pass something on S: known A: secret |
| judicious | (adj.) using or showing good judgement wise, sensible S: wise A: dumb |
| overbearing | (adj.) domineering, haughty, bullying; overpowering, predominant S: bully A: scrawny |
| quirk | (n.) a peculiar way of acting; a sudden twist or turn S: plot twist A: standard |
| regale | (v.) to feast, entertain agreeably S: entertain A: bore |
| shiftless | (adj.) lazy, lacking in ambition and energy; inefficient S: lazy A: efficent |