| Term | Definition |
| belated | (adj.) late, tardy |
| cite | (v.) to quote; to mention; to summon to appear in court |
| conventional | (adj.) in line with accepted ideas or standards |
| decoy | (v.) to lure into a trap
(n.) a person or thing used to lure into a trap |
| ensue | (v.) to follow in order, come immediately after, and as a result |
| mediate | (v.) to bring about an agreement between persons or groups
(adj.) occupying a middle position; indirect |
| milieu | (n.) the setting, surroundings, environment |
| outlandish | (adj.) strange, freaking, weird, foreign-looking, out-of-way |
| pert | (adj.) high-spirited; lively; bold |
| taint | (n.) a stain or spot; a mark of corruption or dishonor
(v.) to stain or contaminate |
| appease | (v.) to make calm, soothe; to relieve |
| calamitous | (adj.) causing great misfortune |
| delve | (v.) to dig; to search deeply and thoroughly into |
| gallantry | (n.) heroic courage; respect and courtesy; an act or statement marked by courtesy |
| impart | (v.) to make known, tell; to give, pass something on |
| judicious | (adj.) using or showing good judgment, wise |
| overbearing | (adj.) domineering, haughty, bullying |
| quirk | (n.) a peculiar way of acting; a sudden twist or turn |
| regale | (v.) to feast, entertain agreeably |
| shiftless | (adj.) lazy, lacking in ambition and energy |
