Unit 11 Flashcards

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Belated

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Coming or being after the customary, useful, or expected time.

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Appease

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To please; to bring to a state of calmness.

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Calamitous

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To bring trouble, fear, or calamity.

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Cite

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To annotate from another source.

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Conventional

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Conforming to accepted or trusted standards.

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Decoy

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A substitute meant to capture attention from another.

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Delve

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To dive into heavy research of a subject.

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Ensue

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To follow in sequential order.

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Gallantry

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Bravely, showing courage.

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Impart

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To make known or acknowledged, understood.

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Judicious

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Using or showing judgement, wether it is negative or positive.

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Mediate

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To settle at a midpoint of opinions; to find an agreement.

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Milieu

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Surroundings or environment socially.

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Outlandish

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Unfamiliar, alien; describing something outside of the norm.

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Overbearing

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Dominant, dictatorial,

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Pert

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Boldly forward in speech or behavior; impertinent; saucy.

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Quirk

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A peculiarity of action, behavior, or personality; mannerism.

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Regale

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To entertain lavishly or agreeably.

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Shiftless

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Lacking in resourcefulness.

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Taint

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Trace of evil, corruption, or dishonor.