Sadlier Oxford - C11 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
appease | (v.) to make calm, soothe; to relieve, satisfy; to yield to |
belated | (adj.) late, tardy |
calamitous | (adj.) causing great misfortune |
cite | (v.) to quote; to mentions; to summon to appear in court; to commend, recommend |
conventional | (adj.) in line with accepted ideas or standards; trite |
decoy | (v.) to lure into a trap; (n.) a person or thing used to lure into a trap |
delve | (v.) to dig; to search deeply and thoroughly |
ensue | (v.) to follow in order, come immediately after and as a result |
gallantry | (n.) heroic courage; respect and courtesy; an act or statement marked by a high level of courtesy |
impart | (v.) to make known, tell; to give, pass something on |
judicious | (adj.) using or showing good judgment, wise, sensible |
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 |
milieu | (n.) the setting, surroundings, environment |
outlandish | (adj.) strange, freakish, odd, foreign-looking; geographically remote; exceeding reasonable limits |
overbearing | (adj.) domineering, haughty, bullying; overpowering, predominant |
pert | (adj.) high-spirited; lively; bold, saucy; jaunty |
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; inefficient |
taint | (n.) a stain or spot; a mark of corruption or dishonor; (v.) to staing or contaminate |
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