Vocabulary Unit 11
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| belated | (adj.) late, tardy
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| cite | (v.) to quote; to mention; to summon to appear in court; to commend, recommend
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| appease | V to make calm, soothe; to relieve, satisfy; to yield to; pacify, mollify, placate, propitiate
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| calamitous | ADJ causing great misfortune; disastrous, catastrophic, ruinous, fatal
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| conventional | ADJ in line with accepted ideas or standards; trite; ordinary, commonplace, orthodox
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| decoy | V to lure into a trap; entice, entrap; N a person or thing used to lure into a trap; lure, bait
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| delve | V to dig; to search deeply and thoroughly into; probe, investigate
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| ensue | V to follow in order, come immediately after and as a result
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| gallantry | N heroic courage; respect and courtesy; an act or statement markeb by a high level of courtesy; chivalrousness, valor, daring
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| impart | V to make known, tell; to give, pass something on; transmit, bestow, grant
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| judicious | ADJ using or showing good judgement, wise, sensible; thoughtful, prudent, shrewd, astute
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| mediate | V to bring about an agreement between persons or groups, act as a go-between; settle, arbitrate, umpire, referee; ADJ occupying a middle position; indirect, acting through an intermediary
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| milieu | N the setting, surroundings, environment
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| outlandish | ADJ strange, freadish, weird, foreign-looking; out-of-the-way, geographically remote, exceeding resonable limits; peculiar, bizarre, odd, unorthodox, unconventional
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| overbearing | ADJ domineering, haughty, bullying; overpowering, predominant; high-handed, overriding
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| pert | ADJ high-spirited; lively; bold, saucy; jaunty; vivacious, impudent, fresh
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| quirk | N a peculiar way of acting; a sudden twist or turn; peculiarity,oddity, eccentricity
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| regale | V to feast, entertain agreeably; amuse, divert
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| shiftless | ADJ lazy, lacking in ambition and energy; inefficient; careless, sloppy, lackadaisical
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| taint | N a stain or spot; a mard of corruption or dishonor; blot; V to stain or contaminate; soil, tarnish, pollute
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Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
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