Unit 11

Question 1

Belated

Answer 1

Late

Question 2

Calamitous

Answer 2

(adj.) causing great misfortune

Question 3

Cite

Answer 3

(v.) to quote; to mention; to summon to appear in court; to commend, recommend

Question 4

Conventional

Answer 4

(adj.) in line with accepted ideas or standards; trite

Question 5

Appease

Answer 5

(v.) to make calm, satisfy; to yield to

Question 6

Decoy

Answer 6

(v.) to lure into a trap

Question 7

Delve

Answer 7

(v.) to dig

Question 8

Ensue

Answer 8

(v.) to follow in order, come immediately after and as a result

Question 9

Gallantry

Answer 9

(n.) heroic courage; respect and courtesy; an act or statement marked by a high level of courtesy

Question 10

Impart

Answer 10

(v.) to make known, tell; to give, pass something on

Question 11

Judicious

Answer 11

(adj.) using or showing good judgment, wise, sensible

Question 12

Mediate

Answer 12

(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

Question 13

Milieu

Answer 13

(n.) the setting, surroundings, environment

Question 14

Outlandish

Answer 14

(adj.) strange, freakish, weird, foreign-looking; out-of-the-way, geographically remote; exceeding reasonable limits

Question 15

Overbearing

Answer 15

(adj.) domineering, haughty, bullying; overpowering, predominant

Question 16

Pert

Answer 16

(adj.) high-spirited; lively; bold, saucy; jaunty

Question 17

Quirk

Answer 17

(n.) a peculiar way of acting; a sudden twist or turn

Question 18

Regale

Answer 18

(v.) to feast, entertain agreeably

Question 19

Shiftless

Answer 19

(adj.) lazy, lacking in ambition and energy; inefficient

Question 20

Taint

Answer 20

(n.) a stain or spot; a mark of corruption or dishonor; (v.) to stain or contaminate